Battle of Badghis

The Battle of Badghis was fought in 654^[3] between the Karen family and their Hephthalite allies against the Rashidun Caliphate.

Battle of Badghis
Part of Muslim conquest of Persia
Date 654 Location Badghis Province, Afghanistan Result Rashidun victory
Belligerents
Rashidun Caliphate	House of Karen Hephthalites[1]
Commanders and leaders
Abdallah ibn Amir	Karin † Nezak Tarkhan
Strength
Unknown	40,000[2]
Casualties and losses
Heavy	Heavy

History

In 651, the Arabs had invaded Khorasan, and by 652, they had conquered most of the region. However, in 654, the Karenids under Karin, along with the Hephthalites under Nezak Tarkan, made an insurrection against the Arabs. The rebellion spread in Herat, Badghis and Quhistan, and later they even managed to repel the Arabs from Nishapur and Balkh.^[1] During the same period the people of Zaranj rebelled, however, the Arabs under Abd Allah ibn Amir managed to defeat them and kill Karin.^[4]

References

1. ʿARAB ii. Arab conquest of Iran, M. Morony, Encyclopaedia Iranica
2. Pourshariati (2008), pp. 277
3. Pourshariati (2008), pp. 469
4. Pourshariati (2008), pp. 278

Sources

• Pourshariati, Parvaneh (2008). Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire: The Sasanian-Parthian Confederacy and the Arab Conquest of Iran. London and New York: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84511-645-3.