siege, medieval

Siege of Debal

Name: Siege of Debal
Location: Debal, Pakistan

Siege of Debal was a siege conducted in AD 712 at Debal, in what is now Pakistan. It was part of the Umayyad conquest of Sindh, which ran from AD 711 to AD 713. The recorded result: Umayyad victory.

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FoughtAD 712

WhereDebal, Pakistan24.860N, 67.010E

OutcomeUmayyad victory

BelligerentsUmayyad CaliphateagainstKingdom of Sindh

Part ofUmayyad conquest of SindhAD 711 to AD 713

Record

Date	AD 712 (year precision)
Place	Debal, Pakistan 24.860N, 67.010E
Kind	Siege, medieval
Territorial change	Debal is conquered by the Umayyads
Commanders	Muhammad ibn al-Qasim	Dahir of Aror

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

First Battle of Makli 1770, 91 km E
Second Battle of Makli 1789, 91 km E
Battle of Fatehpur 1519, 93 km E
Battle of Hyderabad 1843, 148 km NE
Battle of Sind 1298, 194 km NE

In the same war

After: Battle of Aror 20 June AD 712

Elsewhere in AD 712

Conquest of Mérida Spain
Battle of Samarkand Uzbekistan

Siege of Debal is one of 158 engagements of the 8th century in the atlas and one of 76 in present-day Pakistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q120496147, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Debal, revision 1370740662, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.