century, 203 engagements
Battles of the 7th century
203 engagements of the 7th century are placed in the atlas: 145 battles, 45 sieges, 2 naval actions and 11 campaigns across 34 present-day countries, most in Iraq (29), Turkey (26), Saudi Arabia (23). The century's largest wars by placed engagements: Muslim conquest of Persia (25), Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 (19), Muslim conquest of the Levant (17), Arab–Byzantine wars (10).
Engagements by decade
Wars of the century 23 with pages
- Muslim conquest of Persia 25
- Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 19
- Muslim conquest of the Levant 17
- Arab–Byzantine wars 10
- Second Fitna 9
- Arab conquest of Egypt 8
- Ridda Wars 7
- Muslim conquest of the Maghreb 6
- First Fitna 5
- Tang campaigns against the Western Turks 5
- Muslim–Quraysh War 4
- Muslim conquests 4
- Muslim conquest of Khorasan 4
- Byzantine–Lombard Wars 4
- Merovingian Brothers' War 4
- battles of Muhammad 3
- Transition from Sui to Tang 3
- Arab conquest of Armenia 3
- Avar–Byzantine Wars 2
- Armenian–Sasanian wars 2
- Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars 1
- Anglo-Saxon settlement of England 1
- Arab–Khazar Wars 1
Most widely documented engagements
| Date | Engagement | Place | War |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 March AD 624 | Battle of Badr | Hejaz | Muslim–Quraysh War |
| 23 March AD 625 | Battle of Uhud | Mount Uhud | Muslim–Quraysh War |
| 10 October AD 680 | Battle of Karbala | Karbala | Second Fitna |
| 15 August AD 636 | Battle of Yarmouk | Yarmuk | Muslim conquest of the Levant |
| AD 627 | Battle of the Trench | Medina | Muslim–Quraysh War |
| AD 629 | Battle of Mu'tah | Mu'tah | Arab–Byzantine wars |
| 7 November AD 656 | Battle of the Camel | Basra | First Fitna |
| 16 November AD 636 | Battle of al-Qadisiyyah | Al-Qādisiyyah | Muslim conquest of Persia |
| AD 628 | Battle of Khaybar | Khaybar | battles of Muhammad |
| 21 July AD 657 | Battle of Siffin | Siffin | First Fitna |
| AD 630 | Battle of Hunayn | Hunayn | battles of Muhammad |
| AD 674 | Siege of Constantinople | Constantinople | Arab–Byzantine wars |
| 12 December AD 627 | Battle of Nineveh | Nineveh | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 |
| May AD 626 | Siege of Constantinople | Constantinople | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 |
| AD 642 | Battle of Nahāvand | Nahavand | Muslim conquest of Persia |
| October AD 636 | Siege of Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Muslim conquest of the Levant |
| AD 655 | Battle of the Masts | Lycia | Arab–Byzantine wars |
| AD 634 | Battle of Ajnadayn | Ajnadayn | Muslim conquest of the Levant |
| AD 632 | Battle of Yamama | Al-Yamama | Ridda Wars |
| AD 634 | Siege of Damascus | Damascus | Muslim conquest of the Levant |
| AD 659 | Battle of Nahrawan | Nahrawan Canal | First Fitna |
| AD 634 | Battle of the Bridge | Kufa | Muslim conquest of Persia |
| AD 634 | Battle of Firaz | Iraq | Muslim conquest of Persia |
| AD 633 | Battle of Chains | Kazma | Muslim conquest of Persia |
| AD 612 | Battle of Salsu | Ch'ongch'on River | Second Goguryeo–Sui War |
| December AD 634 | Battle of Fahl | Jordan River | Muslim conquest of the Levant |
| AD 609 | Battle of Dhu Qar | Dhi Qar Governorate | |
| September AD 637 | Battle of the Iron Bridge | Antioch | Muslim conquest of the Levant |
| AD 680 | Battle of Ongal | Danube Delta | Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars |
| AD 692 | Battle of Sebastopolis | Sebastopolis | Arab–Byzantine wars |
| AD 624 | Invasion of Banu Qaynuqa | Medina | |
| AD 663 | Battle of Baekgang | North Jeolla | Baekje revival movements |
| July AD 637 | Siege of Aleppo | Aleppo | Muslim conquest of the Levant |
| AD 633 | Battle of Hira | Al-Hirah | Muslim conquest of Persia |
| November AD 630 | Siege of Ta'if | Ta'if | |
| AD 655 | Battle of the Winwaed | Cock Beck | |
| 6 July AD 640 | Battle of Heliopolis | Heliopolis | Arab conquest of Egypt |
| AD 683 | Battle of al-Harrah | Medina | Second Fitna |
| December AD 684 | Battle of Ayn al-Warda | Ras al-Ayn | Second Fitna |
| April AD 633 | Battle of Ullais | Mesopotamia | Muslim conquest of Persia |
| AD 633 | Battle of Walaja | Mesopotamia | Muslim conquest of Persia |
| AD 633 | Battle of al-Anbar | Iraq | Muslim conquest of Persia |
| AD 615 | Battle of Chester | Chester | Anglo-Saxon settlement of England |
| March AD 614 | Sasanian conquest of Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 |
| 20 May AD 685 | Battle of Dun Nechtain | Dunnichen | |
| AD 698 | Battle of Carthage | Carthage | Muslim conquest of the Maghreb |
| 12 October AD 633 | Battle of Hatfield Chase | Doncaster | |
| 5 August AD 642 | Battle of Maserfield | Oswestry | |
| AD 633 | Battle of River | Mesopotamia | Muslim conquest of Persia |
| May AD 634 | Battle of Bosra | Bosra | Muslim conquest of the Levant |
| 17 June AD 656 | Siege of Uthman | Medina Province | |
| AD 692 | Siege of Mecca | Mecca | Second Fitna |
| 18 August AD 684 | Battle of Marj al-Rahit | Marj Rahit | Second Fitna |
| May AD 634 | Battle of al-Qaryatayn | Syria | Muslim conquest of the Levant |
| 24 September AD 683 | Siege of Mecca | Mecca | Second Fitna |
| AD 687 | Battle of Tertry | Tertry | |
| AD 682 | Battle of Vescera | Tabuda | Muslim conquest of the Maghreb |
| AD 633 | Battle of Ayn al-Tamr | Ayn al-Tamr | Muslim conquest of Persia |
| March AD 637 | Battle of Jalula | Jalawla | Muslim conquest of Persia |
| AD 634 | Battle of Heavenfield | Hexham | |
| April AD 646 | Battle of Nikiou | Zawyat Razin | Arab conquest of Egypt |
| AD 633 | Battle of Muzayyah | Iraq | Muslim conquest of Persia |
| AD 626 | Invasion of Dumatul Jandal | Dumat Al-Jandal | battles of Muhammad |
| November AD 635 | Siege of Emesa | Emesa | Muslim conquest of the Levant |
| 1 September AD 632 | Battle of Buzakha | Ha'il | Ridda Wars |
| AD 624 | Invasion of Bahran | Medina | |
| AD 652 | Second battle of Dongola | Old Dongola | Muslim conquests |
| AD 647 | Battle of Sufetula | Sufetula | Muslim conquest of the Maghreb |
| May AD 637 | Battle of Hazir | Qinnasrin | Muslim conquest of the Levant |
| September AD 632 | Battle of Zafar | Ha'il | Ridda Wars |
| January AD 637 | Siege of Ctesiphon | Ctesiphon | Muslim conquest of Persia |
| AD 622 | Heraclius' campaign of 622 | Cappadocia | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 |
| AD 625 | Battle of Sarus | Seyhan River | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 |
| AD 617 | Yawm al-Buath | Medina | |
| 6 August AD 686 | Battle of Khazir | Khazir River | Second Fitna |
| AD 626 | Invasion of Badr | Badr | |
| AD 613 | Battle of Antioch | Antioch | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 |
| 28 May AD 621 | Battle of Hulao | Hulao Pass | Transition from Sui to Tang |
| September AD 691 | Battle of Maskin | Dayr al-Jathaliq | Second Fitna |
| February AD 641 | Siege of Alexandria | Alexandria | Arab conquest of Egypt |
| AD 660 | Battle of Hwangsanbeol | Nonsan | Baekje–Tang War |
| AD 627 | Siege of Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Third Perso-Turkic War |
| 24 April AD 634 | Battle of Marj Rahit | Marj Rahit | Muslim conquest of the Levant |
| AD 633 | Battle of Dawmat al-Jandal | Dumat Al-Jandal | Ridda Wars |
| August AD 632 | Battle of Ghamra | Ḥaʼil Province | Ridda Wars |
| AD 651 | Battle of Oxus River | Amu Darya | Muslim conquest of Khorasan |
| AD 642 | First battle of Dongola | Old Dongola | Muslim conquests |
| AD 676 | Siege of Thessalonica | Thessaloniki | Slavic invasion of the Balkans |
| AD 638 | Siege of Germanicia | Kahramanmaraş | Arab–Byzantine wars |
| AD 641 | Siege of Shushtar | Shushtar | Muslim conquest of Khuzestan |
| AD 624 | Al-Qarada raid | Najd | Muslim–Quraysh War |
| AD 645 | Siege of Ansi | Ansi City | Goguryeo–Tang War |
| AD 633 | Battle of Zumail | Iraq | Muslim conquest of Persia |
| AD 633 | Battle of Saniyy | Iraq | Muslim conquest of Persia |
| AD 634 | Battle of Marj al-Dibaj | An-Nusayriyah Mountains | Muslim conquest of the Levant |
| AD 617 | Siege of Thessalonica | Thessaloniki | Avar–Byzantine Wars |
| AD 695 | Battle of Dorestad | Dorestad | Frisian–Frankish wars |
| AD 642 | Battle of Spahan | Isfahan | Muslim conquest of Persia |
| AD 634 | Battle of Namaraq | Kufa | Muslim conquest of Persia |
| 1 October AD 633 | Battle of Naqra | Riyadh | Ridda Wars |
| AD 644 | Battle of Rasil | Indus River | |
| AD 652 | Battle of Nishapur | Nishapur | Muslim conquest of Khorasan |
| AD 648 | Tang campaign against Kucha | Tarim Basin | Tang campaigns against the Western Turks |
| AD 688 | Battle of Mamma | Timgad | Muslim conquest of the Maghreb |
| AD 652 | Siege of Herat | Herat | Muslim conquest of Khorasan |
| 8 September AD 617 | Battle of Huoyi | Linfen | Transition from Sui to Tang |
| AD 634 | Battle of Babylon | Babylon | Muslim conquest of Persia |
| AD 698 | Battle of Meskiana | Oued Nini | Muslim conquest of the Maghreb |
| AD 640 | Emperor Taizong's campaign against the Western Regions | Tarim Basin | Tang campaigns against the Western Turks |
| AD 651 | Battle of Ray | Ray | Muslim conquest of Persia |
| AD 640 | Tang campaign against Karakhoja | Tarim Basin | Tang campaigns against the Western Turks |
| AD 644 | Tang campaigns against Karasahr | Tarim Basin | Tang campaigns against the Western Turks |
| AD 643 | Battle of Bishapur | Fars Province | Muslim conquest of Persia |
| AD 642 | Siege of Gundishapur | Gundeshapur | Muslim conquest of Khuzestan |
| AD 628 | Battle of Cirencester | Cirencester | |
| AD 679 | Battle of the Trent | River Trent | |
| AD 616 | Battle of the River Idle | River Idle | |
| AD 638 | Siege of Emesa | Emesa | Muslim conquest of the Levant |
| AD 633 | Battle of Husayd | Baghdad | Muslim conquest of Persia |
| July AD 632 | Battle of Abraq | Ridda Wars | |
| AD 657 | Battle of Irtysh River | Irtysh | Tang campaigns against the Western Turks |
| AD 625 | invasion of Najd | Najd | |
| AD 654 | Battle of Badghis | Badghis Province | Muslim conquest of Khorasan |
| July AD 634 | Battle of al-Yaqusah | Q12195000 | Muslim conquest of the Levant |
| AD 636 | Battle of Burs | Borsippa | Muslim conquest of Persia |
| AD 636 | Battle of Babylon | Babylon | Muslim conquest of Persia |
| AD 614 | Siege of Caesarea Maritima | Caesarea Maritima | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 |
| AD 700 | Battle of Tabarka | Tabarka | Muslim conquest of the Maghreb |
| AD 675 | Battle of Maeso | Yeoncheon County | Silla–Tang War |
| AD 625 | Battle of Archesh | Caucasian Albania | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 |
| AD 604 | Battle of Elevard | Yerevan | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 |
| AD 623 | Tuyuhun invasion of Gansu | Gansu | Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun |
| 27 April AD 629 | Siege of Ctesiphon | Ctesiphon | Sasanian civil war of 628–632 |
| AD 689 | Battle of Coronate | Cornate d'Adda | |
| AD 694 | Battle of Amioun | Amioun | |
| AD 614 | Siege of Thessalonica | Thessaloniki | Slavic invasion of the Balkans |
| 24 June AD 637 | Battle of Moira | Moira | |
| AD 642 | Battle of Vatapi | Badami | |
| April AD 640 | Siege of Babylon Fortress | Babylon Fortress | Arab conquest of Egypt |
| AD 679 | Battle of Lucofao | Sévigny-Waleppe | |
| AD 615 | Shahin's invasion of Asia Minor | Anatolia | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 |
| AD 636 | Siege of Latakia | Laodicea on the Lycus | |
| AD 624 | Heraclius Caucasus campaign | South Caucasus | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 |
| AD 658 | Umayyad invasions of Egypt | Egypt | First Fitna |
| AD 661 | Umayyad campaigns in Qiqan | Sindh | Umayyad campaigns in India |
| October AD 652 | Siege of Cesaracosta | Cesaracosta | |
| 5 October AD 618 | Battle of Yanshi | Yanshi District | Transition from Sui to Tang |
| November AD 639 | Siege of Pelusium | Pelusium | Arab conquest of Egypt |
| AD 643 | Battle of the Scultenna | Scoltenna | Byzantine–Lombard Wars |
| AD 660 | Battle of Peonnum | Somerset | |
| AD 630 | Battle of Cefn Digoll | Welshpool | |
| AD 663 | Battle of Forino | Forino | Byzantine–Lombard Wars |
| 26 October AD 604 | Siege of Thessalonica | Thessaloniki | Avar–Byzantine Wars |
| AD 640 | Siege of Bilbeis | Belbis | Arab conquest of Egypt |
| AD 624 | Battle of Ganzak | Ganzak | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 |
| AD 603 | Sasanian invasion of Armenia | Byzantine Armenia | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 |
| AD 610 | Siege of Edessa | Edessa | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 |
| AD 658 | Mu'awiya I's Southern Campaigns | Arabian Peninsula | First Fitna |
| AD 626 | Battle of the Lycus | Kelkit Brook | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 |
| AD 605 | Battle of Erginay | Getik | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 |
| AD 605 | Battle of Arzamon | Dara | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 |
| AD 641 | Battle of Sebennytos | Samannud | Arab conquest of Egypt |
| AD 630 | Siege of Exeter | Exeter | |
| AD 610 | Battle of Wangas | Canton of Berne | Merovingian Brothers' War |
| 11 September AD 615 | Siege of Yen-Men Fortress | Central Asia | |
| AD 640 | Siege of Dvin | Dvin | Arab conquest of Armenia |
| AD 612 | Battle of Tolbiac | Zülpich | Merovingian Brothers' War |
| AD 643 | Arab invasion of Dagestan | Dagestan | Arab–Khazar Wars |
| AD 618 | Battle of Pullalur | Pullalur | |
| AD 647 | Battle of Chabuheluo | Patna | |
| AD 615 | Siege of Yanmen | Yanmen | |
| AD 628 | Turkic invasion of Armenia | Sasanian Armenia | Third Perso-Turkic War |
| AD 654 | Battle of Strathyre | Scottish Highlands | |
| AD 685 | Siege of Thessalonica | Thessaloniki | |
| AD 625 | Battle of Aghdam | Aghdam | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 |
| AD 660 | Tibetan Invasion of Tuyuhun | Qinghai | |
| AD 611 | Siege of Caesarea | Caesarea of Cappadocia | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 |
| AD 633 | Battle of the Al Hira Canal | Euphrates | Muslim conquest of Persia |
| AD 694 | Battle of Marash | Kahramanmaraş | Arab–Byzantine wars |
| AD 668 | Siege of Pyongyang | Pyongyang | Goguryeo–Tang War |
| AD 698 | Heraclius' Syrian Campaign | Antioch | Arab–Byzantine wars |
| AD 700 | Yawm al-Mushaqqar | Al-Hirah | |
| AD 686 | Caucasian Campaigns of Leontius | Caucasian Albania | Arab–Byzantine wars |
| AD 654 | Battle of Caesarea | Caesarea of Cappadocia | Arab–Byzantine wars |
| AD 684 | Cilician Campaign of Constantine IV | Syria | Arab–Byzantine wars |
| AD 639 | Siege of Raqqa | Raqqa | Muslim conquest of the Levant |
| AD 639 | Siege of Edessa | Edessa | Muslim conquest of the Levant |
| AD 604 | Battle of Étampes | Étampes | Merovingian Brothers' War |
| AD 700 | Muslim invasions of Italy | Italian Peninsula | Muslim conquests |
| AD 603 | Siege of Cremona | Cremona | Byzantine–Lombard Wars |
| AD 601 | Siege of Padua | Padua | Byzantine–Lombard Wars |
| November AD 639 | Siege of Memphis | Memphis | Arab conquest of Egypt |
| AD 612 | Battle of Toul | Toul | Merovingian Brothers' War |
| AD 668 | Siege of Constantinople | Constantinople | |
| AD 663 | Battle of Siponto | Siponto | Muslim conquests |
| AD 669 | Siege of Constantinople | Constantinople | |
| AD 602 | Battle of Odzi Kaghak | Özkavak | Armenian–Sasanian wars |
| AD 607 | Battle of Death Hill | Taron | Armenian–Sasanian wars |
| AD 643 | Battle of Yeghbark Sarak | Yeghbark Sarak | Arab conquest of Armenia |
| AD 647 | Battle of Artsap | Sağlıksuyu | Arab conquest of Armenia |
| AD 685 | Battle of Sala and Salbara | Ahvaz | Second Fitna |
| AD 602 | Battle of Amakseong | Unbong | |
| AD 634 | Battle of Loch Trethin | County Westmeath |
The 203 most widely documented engagements of the century are listed; the war pages list every placed engagement by date.