Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Mosul: contested ground

The ground around Mosul was fought over 5 times between 612 BC and 1743: 2 battles and 3 sieges, in 4 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Fall of NinevehSiege of MosulSiege of MosulSiege of MosulBattle of NinevehBattle of NinevehKirkukIrbilAs SulaymaniyahDayr az ZawrMahabadMaraghehTall AfarZakho200 km36.352N, 43.137E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Fall of Nineveh, 612 BCBattle of Nineveh, AD 627Siege of Mosul, 1096Siege of Mosul, 1261Siege of Mosul, 1743612 BC1743
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
612 BCFall of NinevehNinevehMedo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire
12 December AD 627Battle of NinevehNinevehByzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628
January 1096Siege of MosulMosul
1261Siege of MosulMosulMongol invasions and conquests
13 September 1743Siege of MosulMosulOttoman–Persian War of 1743–46

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.