battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Mulayda

Name: Battle of Mulayda
Start: 1891-01-24
Location: Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia

Battle of Mulayda was a battle fought on 24 January 1891 at Al-Qassim, in what is now Saudi Arabia. The recorded result: Shammar victory. Recorded strength: 27,000 against 24,000.

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Fought24 January 1891

WhereAl-Qassim, Saudi Arabia29.717N, 39.500E

OutcomeShammar victory

Belligerentsborder|22px Emirate of Jabal Shammar; Shammar; Harb; DhafeeragainstSecond Saudi State; Al-Qassim; Mutair; Otaiba

Casualties and lossesUnknownand1,000 killed

Record

Date	24 January 1891
Place	Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia 29.717N, 39.500E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	27,000	24,000
Casualties and losses	Unknown	1,000 killed
Commanders	Muḥammad bin ʿAbdullah Al Rashid	Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud (1850–1928) Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud Hassan ibn Muhanna Zamil ibn Sulaym

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

Nearest engagements

Battle of Buzakha AD 632, 324 km SE
Battle of Bosra AD 634, 352 km NW
Attack on H3 1981, 358 km N
Battle of Mu'tah AD 629, 393 km NW
Siege of Kerak 1183, 399 km NW

Elsewhere in 1891

Battle of Mulayda is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 86 in present-day Saudi Arabia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q654722, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mulayda, revision 1385437854, 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.