What the records say
- When
- 652
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 18.22° N, 30.74° E
- Description
- 652 battle between the Rashidun Caliphate and Makuria
Second battle of Dongola
652 battle between the Caliphate and Makuria
The second battle of Dongola or siege of Dongola was a military engagement between early Arab forces of the Rashidun Caliphate and the Nubian-Christian forces of the kingdom of Makuria in 652. The battle ended Muslim expansion into Nubia, establishing trade and a historic peace between the Muslim world and a Christian nation.
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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 Dongola: A Rashidun army (5,000 men) under Abdullah ibn Sa'ad besieges Dongola in the Kingdom of Makuria (modern Sudan)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Abdallah, chef de l’armée égyptienne, mène une expédition en Nubie”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page