Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Babylon: contested ground

The ground around Babylon was fought over 3 times between 689 BC and 539 BC: 1 battle and 2 sieges. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of BabylonSiege of BabylonFall of BabylonFall of BabylonBaghdadNajafKarbalaAl AmarahAl KutBaqubahAl FallujahIlam200 km32.542N, 44.428E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Babylon, 689 BCSiege of Babylon, 650 BCFall of Babylon, 539 BC689 BC539 BC
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
689 BCSiege of BabylonBabylon
11 April 650 BCSiege of BabylonBabylon
539 BCFall of BabylonBabylon

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.