Battle of Husayd

Battle of Husayd
Part of Muslim conquest of Persia and
Campaigns of Khalid ibn al-Walid
Date633 AD[4]
Location
Husayd, west of Baghdad, south-east of Ayn al-Tamr[1]
Result Rashidun army victory[1][2][3][4]
Belligerents
Rashidun Caliphate Sasanian Empire[1][2][3]
Commanders and leaders
Al-Qa'qa' ibn Amr al-Tamimi
'Ismah ibn Abdallah		 Zarmahr †
Ruzbih †
Casualties and losses
Unknown Heavy[1][2]

The Battle of Husayd took place between Rashidun caliphate army under Al-Qa'qa' ibn Amr al-Tamimi against the warriors of Arab Christian and Sasanian army of 633 AD.[1][2][3][4] Rashidun army defeated the coalition army in decisive battle and all the coalition commanders involved in this battle has fallen.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Tabari & Blankinship 1993, p. 61-63.
  2. ^ a b c d e Al-Maghlouth 2006, p. 84.
  3. ^ a b c d Quraibi 2016, p. 280.
  4. ^ a b c Donner 2014, p. 470.