Atlas of Battles

commander, 12 engagements

Battles of Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib

Battles of Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib

4th Rashidun Caliph (r. 656–661) and first Shia Imam, AD 599 to AD 661

Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib is recorded as a commander at 12 placed engagements in the atlas between AD 624 and AD 659: 10 battles, 1 siege and 1 campaign across 4 present-day countries, most in Saudi Arabia (8), Iraq (2), Afghanistan (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 10,258 km apart end to end, 933 km between engagements on average. Most belong to First Fitna (4), Muslim–Quraysh War (3), battles of Muhammad (2).

Invasion of BadrBattle of HunaynSiege of Ta'ifBattle of BadghisUmayyad invasions of EgyptMu'awiya I's Southern CampaignsBattle of NahrawanBattle of BadrBattle of UhudBattle of the TrenchBattle of KhaybarBattle of the CamelBattle of BadrBattle of UhudBattle of the TrenchBattle of KhaybarBattle of the CamelTehranBaghdadDubaiAlexandriaTel AvivJeddahAleppoMashhadDamascusKuwait City1000 km28.133N, 46.375E
12 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 626: 1 engagementsAD 627: 1 engagementsAD 628: 1 engagementsAD 630: 2 engagements2 in AD 630AD 654: 1 engagementsAD 656: 1 engagementsAD 658: 2 engagements2 in AD 658AD 659: 1 engagementsAD 624AD 659
12 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Badr, AD 624Battle of Uhud, AD 625Invasion of Badr, AD 626Battle of the Trench, AD 627Battle of Khaybar, AD 628Battle of Hunayn, AD 630Siege of Ta'if, AD 630Battle of Badghis, AD 654Battle of the Camel, AD 656Umayyad invasions of Egypt, AD 658Mu'awiya I's Southern Campaigns, AD 658Battle of Nahrawan, AD 659AD 624AD 659
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

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 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 628Battle of KhaybarKhaybar, Saudi Arabia140 km NMuslim victory
AD 630Battle of HunaynHunayn, Saudi Arabia471 km SMuslim victory
November AD 630Siege of Ta'ifTa'if, Saudi Arabia48 km SEInconclusive
AD 654Battle of BadghisBadghis Province, Afghanistan2,739 km NERashidun victory
7 November AD 656Battle of the CamelBasra, Iraq1,570 km WVictory for Ali
AD 658Umayyad invasions of EgyptEgypt1,873 km WUmayyad victory
AD 658Mu'awiya I's Southern CampaignsArabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia1,768 km EUmayyad victory; Kharijite rebellions suppressed...
AD 659Battle of NahrawanNahrawan Canal, Iraq1,299 km NVictory for Ali

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, Ibrahim ebi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.