Battle of Hira

Battle of Hira
Part of Islamic conquest of Persia and
Campaigns of Khalid ibn al-Walid
DateMay 633 A.D
Location
Al-Hirah, Iraq
Result Rashidun Caliphate victory.[1]
Belligerents
Rashidun Caliphate Sasanian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Khalid ibn al-Walid Iyas ibn Qabisah al-Ta'i,[2]
Abd al-Masih
Strength
~10,000–15,000[3][4] 40,000[dubious – discuss](Muslim sources)
Casualties and losses
Few Heavy

The Battle of Hira (Arabic: معركة الحيرة) was fought between the Sasanian Empire and the Rashidun Caliphate in 633. It was one of the early battles of the Muslim conquest of Persia, and the loss of the frontier city on the Euphrates River opened the way to the Sasanian capital at Ctesiphon on the Tigris River.

  1. ^ Conflict and Cooperation: Zoroastrian Subalterns and Muslim Elites in Medieval Iranian Society By Jamsheed Kairshasp Choksy, pg. 14
  2. ^ Muhammad's People: An Anthology of Muslim Civilization By Eric Schroeder,pg.160
  3. ^ After the battle of Ullais (15,000 Muslim army) in which around 2000 muslims died the army strength must be ~10,000–15,000 along with reinforcement or possible new recruits from Misna ibn Haris's tribe of Bani Bakr in Iraq.
  4. ^ Sword of Allah: chapter no: 23 by Lieutenant-General Agha Ibrahim Akram Nat. Publishing. House, Rawalpindi (1970) ISBN 978-0-7101-0104-4