Battle of River
633 CE conflict during the Islamic conquest of Persia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of River, also known as Battle of Al Madhar, took place in Mesopotamia (Iraq) between the forces of the Rashidun Caliphate and the Sasanian Empire. Muslims, under Khalid ibn al-Walid's command, defeated the numerically superior Persian army.
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Battle of River | |||||||
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Part of Islamic conquest of Persia and Campaigns of Khalid ibn al-Walid | |||||||
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Rashidun Caliphate | Sasanian Empire | ||||||
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Khalid ibn al-Walid |
Qarin † Qubaz † Anoshagan † | ||||||
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Very low | 30,000 [lower-alpha 1][2] |
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