What the records say
- When
- 701
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 32.03° N, 44.40° E
- Description
- 701 battle in the Umayyad Caliphate
Battle of Dayr al-Jamajim
701 battle in the Umayyad Caliphate
The Battle of Dayr al-Jamajim, was fought in 701 CE in central Iraq between the largely Syrian Umayyad army under al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf against the mostly Iraqi followers of Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn al-Ash'ath, who had rebelled against al-Hajjaj's overbearing attitude towards the Iraqis.
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