What the records say
- When
- 25 Oct 634
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 32.03° N, 44.40° E
- Description
- battle between Sasanians and Arab Muslims
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of the Bridge
634 battle between Sasanians and Arab Muslims
The Battle of the Bridge or the Battle of al-Jisr was fought at the bank of the Euphrates between Arab Muslims, led by Abu Ubayd al-Thaqafi, and the Persian Sasanians, led by Bahman Jaduya. It is traditionally dated to the year 634 and was the only major Sasanian victory over the invading Rashidun Caliphate army.
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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 “Battle of the Bridge: Persian forces (10,000 men) under Bahman Jadhuyih defeat the Muslim Arabs at the Euphrates (near Kufa)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Köprü Muharebesi: Bahman Jadhuyih komutasındaki Pers kuvvetleri (10.000 asker) Müslüman Arapları Fırat nehrinde (Kufe yakınlarında) yendi”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Herbst: Die Schlacht an der Brücke, das erste große Gefecht zwischen den muslimischen Arabern und den persischen Sassaniden im Rahmen der Islamischen Expansion”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire des perses Sassanides sur les musulmans à la bataille du pont près de Koufa”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Persian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “نبرد پل: نیروهای ایرانی (10،000 نفر) به فرماندهی بهمن جادویه، اعراب مسلمان را در فرات (نزدیک کوفه) شکست میدهند”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page