Battle of Hunayn (630 AD)

Battle of Hunayn (First Islamic State vs Qays & Hawazin & Thaqif & Nasr & Jusham & Sa'd bin Bakr & Bani Hilal & Bani 'Amr bin Amir & Bani 'Awf bin Amir & Banu Sulaym) took place in 630 AD during battles of Muhammad.

Battle facts

• Year: 630 AD
• Date: 0630-01-01
• Era: Medieval
• Conflict: battles of Muhammad
• Side A: First Islamic State
• Side B: Qays, Hawazin, Thaqif, Nasr, Jusham, Sa'd bin Bakr, Bani Hilal, Bani 'Amr bin Amir, Bani 'Awf bin Amir, Banu Sulaym
• Commanders (A): Muhammad, Ali (standard bearer), Abu Bakr, Umar, Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
• Commanders (B): Malik ibn Awf, Durayd ibn al-Simma, Abu al-A'war
• Casualties: approx. 4 killed70 killed from Hawazin, 300 killed from Thaqif and many killed from Sulaym 6,000 captured
• Outcome: Muslim victory
• Coordinates: 21.517°, 40.042°

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