siege, medieval
Siege of Herat
Siege of Herat was a siege conducted in AD 652 at Herat, in what is now Afghanistan. It was part of the Muslim conquest of Khorasan, which ran from AD 651 to AD 654. The recorded result: Rashidun Caliphate victory.
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Where it sits in the Muslim conquest of Khorasan
Record
| Date | AD 652 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Herat, Afghanistan 34.374N, 62.179E | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Territorial change | Herat captured by Rashidun Caliphate | |
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Nearest engagements
- First Herat War 1837, same recorded site
- Siege of Herat 1448, same recorded site
- Siege of Herat 1749, same recorded site
- Siege of Herat 1833, 4.2 km SE
- Siege of Herat 1381, 4.2 km SE
Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between AD 652 and 1837.
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Nishapur AD 652
- After: Battle of Badghis AD 654
- All 4 engagements of Muslim conquest of Khorasan
Elsewhere in AD 652
- Second battle of Dongola Sudan
- Siege of Cesaracosta Spain
Siege of Herat is one of 203 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 83 in present-day Afghanistan.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3625485, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Herat (652), revision 1370741864, 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.