Battle of Marj Ardabil

When

13 Dec 730

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

38.25° N, 48.30° E

Description

730 battle of the Second Arab-Khazar War

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

730 battle of the Second Arab-Khazar War

The Battle of Marj Ardabil was a military engagement between the Umayyads and the Khazars in AD 730. A Khazar army led by Barjik, the Khazar Khagan, inflicted a catastrophic defeat on the Umayyads, killing the majority of the army and its leader, al-Jarrah ibn Abdallah. Afterwards, the Khazars sacked Azerbaijan freely at will.

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