What the records say
- When
- May 633
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 31.98° N, 44.39° E
- Description
- 633 battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Hira
633 battle
The Battle of Hira was fought between the Sasanian Empire and the Rashidun Caliphate in 633. It was one of the early battles of the Muslim conquest of Persia. The loss of the frontier city on the Euphrates River opened the way to the Sasanian capital, Ctesiphon, on the Tigris River.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Siege of Hira: The Muslim Arabs (15,000 men) under Khalid attack the fortress city of Hira”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Hîre Muharebesi gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Persian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “محاصره حیره: اعراب مسلمان (15000 نفر) به فرماندهی خالد به شهر مستحکم حیره حمله میکنند”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page