User:Kansas Bear/Battle of Mu'tah
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The Battle of Mu'tah (Arabic: معركة مؤتة , غزوة مؤتة) was fought in September 629 C.E. (1 Jumada al-awwal 8 A.H.),[1] near the village of Mu'tah, east of the Jordan River and Karak in Karak Governorate, between the forces of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad and the forces of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Battle of Mu'tah (غزوة مؤتة) | |||||||
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Part of the Arab–Byzantine Wars | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Muslim Arabs |
Byzantine Empire, Ghassanids | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Zayd ibn Haritha † Ja'far ibn Abi Talib † Abdullah ibn Rawahah † Khalid ibn al-Walid |
Theodore Shurahbil ibn Amr | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
3,000 | ~10,000[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
In Muslim histories, the battle is usually described as the Muslims' attempt to take retribution against a Ghassanid chief for taking the life of an emissary. According to Byzantine sources, the Muslims planned to launch their attack on a feast day. The local Byzantine Vicarius learned of their plans and collected the garrisons of the fortresses. The Muslims were routed after three of their leaders were killed, resulting in a Byzantine victory.[3][2]