Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 12 engagements

Baghdad: contested ground

The ground around Baghdad was fought over 12 times between AD 812 and 1991: 4 battles and 8 sieges, in 8 different wars. All 12 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of Baghdad (812-813)Siege of Baghdad (1157)Siege of BaghdadCapture of BaghdadCapture of BaghdadCapture of BaghdadCapture of Baghdad (1624)Siege of BaghdadCapture of Baghdad (1638)Siege of Baghdad (1733)1991 uprising in Saddam CitySiege of BaghdadSiege of BaghdadKermanshahAl HillahKarbalaAl KutBaqubahAl FallujahIlamQasr-e Shirin200 km33.339N, 44.402E
12 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Baghdad (812-813), AD 812Siege of Baghdad (1157), 1157Siege of Baghdad, 1258Siege of Baghdad, 1401Capture of Baghdad, 1508Capture of Baghdad, 1524Capture of Baghdad, 1534Capture of Baghdad (1624), 1624Siege of Baghdad, 1625Capture of Baghdad (1638), 1638Siege of Baghdad (1733), 17331991 uprising in Saddam City, 1991AD 8121991
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
July AD 812Siege of Baghdad (812-813)BaghdadFourth Fitna
12 January 1157Siege of Baghdad (1157)Baghdad
29 January 1258Siege of BaghdadBaghdadMongol invasion of Persia and Mesopotamia
1401Siege of BaghdadBaghdadTimurid conquests and invasions
September 1508Capture of BaghdadBaghdadSafavid–Aq Qoyunlu wars
1524Capture of BaghdadBaghdad
November 1534Capture of BaghdadBaghdadOttoman-Safavid War
14 January 1624Capture of Baghdad (1624)BaghdadOttoman–Safavid War
13 November 1625Siege of BaghdadBaghdadOttoman–Safavid War
15 November 1638Capture of Baghdad (1638)BaghdadOttoman–Safavid War
February 1733Siege of Baghdad (1733)BaghdadMughal–Persian Wars
March 19911991 uprising in Saddam CitySadr City1991 Iraqi uprisings

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.