Atlas of Battles

commander, 34 engagements

Battles of Khalid ibn al-Walid

Battles of Khalid ibn al-Walid

Arab Muslim military general (d. 642), AD 586 to AD 642

Khalid ibn al-Walid is recorded as a commander at 34 placed engagements in the atlas between AD 625 and AD 638: 27 battles and 7 sieges across 9 present-day countries, most in Iraq (10), Syria (9), Saudi Arabia (6). Taken in date order, the sites lie 16,648 km apart end to end, 504 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Muslim conquest of the Levant (13), Muslim conquest of Persia (11), Ridda Wars (5).

Siege of Ta'ifBattle of YamamaBattle of GhamraBattle of BuzakhaBattle of al-AnbarBattle of the Al Hira CanalBattle of ChainsBattle of RiverBattle of UllaisBattle of HiraBattle of WalajaBattle of Dawmat al-JandalBattle of MuzayyahBattle of ZumailBattle of SaniyyBattle of AjnadaynSiege of DamascusBattle of FirazBattle of BosraBattle of al-QaryataynBattle of Marj al-DibajBattle of FahlSiege of EmesaBattle of HazirSiege of AleppoBattle of the Iron BridgeSiege of GermaniciaSiege of EmesaBattle of UhudBattle of Mu'tahBattle of HunaynBattle of YarmoukSiege of JerusalemBattle of UhudBattle of Mu'tahBattle of HunaynBattle of YarmoukSiege of JerusalemTehranBaghdadDubaiAlexandriaJeddahAleppoMashhadDamascusKuwait CityIsfahan1000 km28.758N, 41.196E
34 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 625: 1 engagementsAD 629: 1 engagementsAD 630: 2 engagementsAD 632: 4 engagementsAD 633: 11 engagements11 in AD 633AD 634: 7 engagementsAD 635: 1 engagementsAD 636: 2 engagementsAD 637: 3 engagementsAD 638: 2 engagementsAD 625AD 638
34 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Uhud, AD 625Battle of Mu'tah, AD 629Battle of Hunayn, AD 630Siege of Ta'if, AD 630Battle of Yamama, AD 632Battle of Ghamra, AD 632Battle of Buzakha, AD 632Battle of Zafar, AD 632Battle of al-Anbar, AD 633Battle of the Al Hira Canal, AD 633Battle of Chains, AD 633Battle of River, AD 633Battle of Ullais, AD 633Battle of Hira, AD 633Battle of Walaja, AD 633Battle of Dawmat al-Jandal, AD 633Battle of Muzayyah, AD 633Battle of Zumail, AD 633Battle of Saniyy, AD 633Battle of Ajnadayn, AD 634Siege of Damascus, AD 634Battle of Firaz, AD 634Battle of Bosra, AD 634Battle of al-Qaryatayn, AD 634Battle of Marj al-Dibaj, AD 634Battle of Fahl, AD 634Siege of Emesa, AD 635Battle of Yarmouk, AD 636Siege of Jerusalem, AD 636Battle of Hazir, AD 637Siege of Aleppo, AD 637Battle of the Iron Bridge, AD 637Siege of Germanicia, AD 638Siege of Emesa, AD 638AD 625AD 638
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 6

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
23 March AD 625Battle of UhudMount Uhud, Saudi ArabiaQuraysh victory
AD 629Battle of Mu'tahMu'tah, Jordan822 km NWByzantine victory
AD 630Battle of HunaynHunayn, Saudi Arabia1,143 km SEMuslim victory
November AD 630Siege of Ta'ifTa'if, Saudi Arabia48 km SEInconclusive
AD 632Battle of YamamaAl-Yamama, Saudi Arabia737 km NERashidun Caliphate victory
August AD 632Battle of GhamraḤaʼil Province, Egypt1,604 km NWRashidun Caliphate victory
1 September AD 632Battle of BuzakhaHa'il, Saudi Arabia1,054 km ERashidun Caliphate victory
September AD 632Battle of ZafarHa'il, Yemen1,506 km SRashidun Caliphate victory
AD 633Battle of al-AnbarIraq2,200 km NRashidun victory
AD 633Battle of the Al Hira CanalEuphrates, Iraq467 km SERashidun Caliphate victory.
AD 633Battle of ChainsKazma, Kuwait181 km SRashidun Caliphate victory
AD 633Battle of RiverMesopotamia, Iraq621 km NWRashidun Caliphate victory
April AD 633Battle of UllaisMesopotamia, Iraq252 km SERashidun victory
AD 633Battle of HiraAl-Hirah, Iraq44 km NWRashidun Caliphate victory.
AD 633Battle of WalajaMesopotamia, Iraq209 km NWRashidun Caliphate victory
AD 633Battle of Dawmat al-JandalDumat Al-Jandal, Saudi Arabia552 km SWMuslim victory
AD 633Battle of MuzayyahIraq463 km NEMuslim victory
AD 633Battle of ZumailIraq0 km NMuslim victory
AD 633Battle of SaniyyIraq0 km NRashidun Caliphate victory
AD 634Battle of AjnadaynAjnadayn, Israel770 km WRashidun victory
AD 634Siege of DamascusDamascus, Syria239 km NERashidun victory
AD 634Battle of FirazIraq626 km EDisputed (see #Views of historians)
May AD 634Battle of BosraBosra, Syria634 km WRashidun victory
May AD 634Battle of al-QaryataynSyria308 km NMuslim victory
AD 634Battle of Marj al-DibajAn-Nusayriyah Mountains, Syria153 km NWRashidun victory
December AD 634Battle of FahlJordan River, Jordan315 km SMuslim victory
November AD 635Siege of EmesaEmesa, Syria272 km NRashidun victory
15 August AD 636Battle of YarmoukYarmuk, Syria224 km SRashidun victory
October AD 636Siege of JerusalemJerusalem, Israel134 km SWRashidun victory
May AD 637Battle of HazirQinnasrin, Syria498 km NRashidun Caliphate victory
July AD 637Siege of AleppoAleppo, Syria24 km NERashidun Caliphate victory
September AD 637Battle of the Iron BridgeAntioch, Turkey73 km WRashidun victory
AD 638Siege of GermaniciaKahramanmaraş, Turkey157 km NRashidun victory
AD 638Siege of EmesaEmesa, Syria319 km SRashidun 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, SPQR10, Effective Light, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.