Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Umar ibn Al-Khattāb

Battles of Umar ibn Al-Khattāb

2nd Rashidun Caliph from 634 to 644, AD 586 to AD 644

Umar ibn Al-Khattāb is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between AD 624 and AD 630: 5 battles, all in present-day Saudi Arabia. Taken in date order, the sites lie 737 km apart end to end, 184 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Muslim–Quraysh War (3), battles of Muhammad (2).

Battle of BadrBattle of UhudBattle of the TrenchBattle of KhaybarBattle of HunaynBattle of BadrBattle of UhudBattle of the TrenchBattle of KhaybarBattle of HunaynJeddahBereniceAt TaifYanbu al Bahr500 km23.608N, 39.404E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 624: 1 engagements1 in AD 624AD 625: 1 engagements1 in AD 625AD 627: 1 engagements1 in AD 627AD 628: 1 engagements1 in AD 628AD 630: 1 engagements1 in AD 630AD 624AD 630
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Badr, AD 624Battle of Uhud, AD 625Battle of the Trench, AD 627Battle of Khaybar, AD 628Battle of Hunayn, AD 630AD 624AD 630
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

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 627Battle of the TrenchMedina, Saudi Arabia4 km SMuslim 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

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.