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Battle of Hira
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| Battle of Hira | |||||||
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| Part of Islamic conquest of Persia and Campaigns of Khalid ibn al-Walid |
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Muslim Arabs | Persian Empire Christian Arabs |
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| Commanders | |||||||
| Khalid ibn al-Walid | Abdul Maseeh | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 17,000 | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| Very few | Moderate | ||||||
| Islamic Conquest of Persia |
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| Chains – River – Walaja – Hira – Al-Anbar – Ein-ul-tamr – Daumat-ul-Jandal – Ullais – Muzayyah – Saniyy – Zumail – Firaz – Bridge – Al-Qādisiyyah – Nihawānd |
| Campaigns of Khalid ibn al-Walid |
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| Conquest of Arabia Uhud – Trench – Mu'tah – Mecca – Hunayn – Ta'if Ridda Wars Yamama – Zafar – Buzakha – Ghamra – Naqra Conquest of the Persian Empire Chains – River – Walaja – Hira – Al-Anbar – Ein-ul-tamr – Daumat-ul-Jandal – Ullais – Muzayyah – Saniyy – Zumail – Firaz Conquest of the Eastern Roman Empire Mu'tah – Firaz – Qarteen – Bosra – Ajnadayn – Marj-al-Rahit – Fahl – Yarmouk – Hazir – Aleppo – Iron Bridge |
Hira city was the capital of the Persian province of Iraq. It was conquered in May 633 AD. Muslim Arabs attacked the city and defeated the Arab army present there. In the aftermath, five castles in the city fell to the Muslims. and the city agreed to surrender on terms of paying tribute.