Atlas of Battles

commander, 10 engagements

Battles of Muhammad

Battles of Muhammad

Arabian political leader and the founder of Islam (c. 570–632), AD 571 to AD 632

Muhammad is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between AD 624 and AD 630: 9 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day Saudi Arabia. Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,281 km apart end to end, 253 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Muslim–Quraysh War (3), battles of Muhammad (3).

Invasion of Banu QaynuqaInvasion of BahranInvasion of Dumatul JandalInvasion of BadrSiege of Ta'ifBattle of BadrBattle of UhudBattle of the TrenchBattle of KhaybarBattle of HunaynBattle of BadrBattle of UhudBattle of the TrenchBattle of KhaybarBattle of HunaynJeddahKuwait CityLuxorBasraManamaTabukSuezAsyutEl FaiyumAswan500 km25.539N, 39.592E
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 624: 3 engagements3 in AD 624AD 625: 1 engagementsAD 626: 2 engagementsAD 627: 1 engagementsAD 628: 1 engagementsAD 630: 2 engagementsAD 624AD 630
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Invasion of Banu Qaynuqa, AD 624Battle of Badr, AD 624Invasion of Bahran, AD 624Battle of Uhud, AD 625Invasion of Dumatul Jandal, AD 626Invasion of Badr, AD 626Battle of the Trench, AD 627Battle of Khaybar, AD 628Battle of Hunayn, AD 630Siege of Ta'if, AD 630AD 624AD 630
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
AD 624Invasion of Banu QaynuqaMedina, Saudi ArabiaMuslim victory
12 March AD 624Battle of BadrHejaz, Saudi Arabia117 km SWMilitary career of Muhammad; Survival of the Muslims; Start...
AD 624Invasion of BahranMedina, Saudi Arabia118 km NEBloodless battle
23 March AD 625Battle of UhudMount Uhud, Saudi Arabia4 km NQuraysh victory
AD 626Invasion of Dumatul JandalDumat Al-Jandal, Saudi Arabia591 km NMuhammad successfully takes Dumat al-Jandal and stays for 5...
AD 626Invasion of BadrBadr, Saudi Arabia679 km SMuslim 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

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, Nakkaş Osman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.