Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Abu Bakr

Battles of Abu Bakr

1st Rashidun Caliph and father-in-law of Muhammad, AD 573 to AD 634

Abu Bakr is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between AD 624 and AD 632: 6 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in Saudi Arabia (5), Yemen (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,391 km apart end to end, 478 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Muslim–Quraysh War (2), battles of Muhammad (2), Ridda Wars (2).

Battle of AbraqBattle of BadrBattle of UhudBattle of KhaybarBattle of HunaynBattle of ZafarBattle of BadrBattle of UhudBattle of KhaybarBattle of HunaynBattle of ZafarDubaiKhartoumJeddahSanaaAsmaraLuxorAbu DhabiPort SudanKassalaDongola1000 km19.955N, 41.585E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 624: 1 engagementsAD 625: 1 engagementsAD 628: 1 engagementsAD 630: 1 engagementsAD 632: 2 engagements2 in AD 632AD 624AD 632
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Badr, AD 624Battle of Uhud, AD 625Battle of Khaybar, AD 628Battle of Hunayn, AD 630Battle of Abraq, AD 632Battle of Zafar, AD 632AD 624AD 632
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
12 March AD 624Battle of BadrHejaz, Saudi ArabiaMilitary career of Muhammad; Survival of the Muslims; Start...
23 March AD 625Battle of UhudMount Uhud, Saudi Arabia121 km NEQuraysh victory
AD 628Battle of KhaybarKhaybar, Saudi Arabia137 km NMuslim victory
AD 630Battle of HunaynHunayn, Saudi Arabia471 km SMuslim victory
July AD 632Battle of AbraqSaudi Arabia374 km NDecisive Rashidun victory
September AD 632Battle of ZafarHa'il, Yemen1,288 km SERashidun Caliphate victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Petermaleh, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.