Battle of Waj Rudh

Battle of Waj Rudh
Part of Islamic conquest of Persia
Date642/643
Location
Waj Rudh, Hamadan, Iran
Result Muslim victory
Belligerents
Rashidun Caliphate Sasanian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Nu'man Muta  †
Farrukhzad
Isfandiyar
Varaztirots  †
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Low Heavy

The Battle of Waj Rudh[1] (Waay Rudha)[2] was fought in 642/643 between the Rashidun Caliphate under Nu'man, and the Sasanian Empire under the Dailamite Muta, the Parthian Farrukhzad and Isfandiyar, and the Armenian Varaztirots. The battle was fought in Waj Rudh, a village in Hamadan. The location was precisely theorized and occurred on a road junction between Hamadan and Qazvin.[2]

The Sasanians were defeated under heavy casualties, which included the death of Muta and Varaztirots. According to Tabari, the scale of the battle was said to have rivalled the battle of Nahavand,[3][2] As according to G. Rex Smith, this means Waj al-Rudh was the greatest calamity of Sassanid after Nahavand and battle of al-Qadisiyyah.[3]

  1. ^ Parvaneh Pourshariati, The Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire, 248.
  2. ^ a b c Kamal-ud-Din, Khwaja (1957). The Islamic Review Volume 45. Woking Muslim Mission and Literary Trust. p. 16. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b Ibn Jarir at-Tabari, Muhammad (2015). The History of Al-Tabari Vol. 14 The Conquest of Iran A.D. 641-643/A.H. 21-23 (Ebook). Translated by G. Rex Smith. SUNY. ISBN 9781438420394. Retrieved 7 December 2021.