Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb

Battles of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb

Quraysh tribal leader and merchant (c. 560 – 653), AD 570 to AD 650

Abu Sufyan ibn Harb is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between AD 625 and AD 630: 4 battles, all in present-day Saudi Arabia. Taken in date order, the sites lie 559 km apart end to end, 186 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Muslim–Quraysh War (2), battles of Muhammad (1).

Battle of UhudInvasion of BadrBattle of the TrenchBattle of HunaynBattle of UhudInvasion of BadrBattle of the TrenchBattle of HunaynJeddahMakkahBereniceAt TaifYanbu al Bahr200 km23.010N, 39.416E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 625: 1 engagements1 in AD 625AD 626: 1 engagements1 in AD 626AD 627: 1 engagements1 in AD 627AD 630: 1 engagements1 in AD 630AD 625AD 630
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Uhud, AD 625Invasion of Badr, AD 626Battle of the Trench, AD 627Battle of Hunayn, AD 630AD 625AD 630
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
23 March AD 625Battle of UhudMount Uhud, Saudi ArabiaQuraysh victory
AD 626Invasion of BadrBadr, Saudi Arabia116 km SWMuslim victory; Muhammad successfully occupies Badr and...
AD 627Battle of the TrenchMedina, Saudi Arabia112 km NEMuslim victory; Beginning of the Siege of Banu Qurayza...
AD 630Battle of HunaynHunayn, Saudi Arabia331 km SMuslim 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, OatCookies, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.