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    The Battle of Hira (Arabic: معركة الحيرة) was fought between the Sasanian Empire and the Rashidun Caliphate in 633. It was one of the early battles of the...
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    banks of the river turning red from the amount of dead, this fulfilling Khalid's oath. The Sasanian commander Jaban however escaped. The Battle of Hira was...
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    Al-Hira (Arabic: الحيرة, romanized: al-Ḥīra Middle Persian: Hērt ) was an ancient city in Mesopotamia located south of what is now Kufa in south-central...
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    in the last week of May 633, the capital city of Iraq, Al-Hirah, fell to the Muslims after the Battle of Hira. Thereafter, the Siege of Al-Anbar during...
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  • Iraq Battle of Hira, 633AD, between the Sassanians and the Rashidun Caliphate Hira Mountains, Japan Hira, New Zealand, settlement north-east of Nelson...
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    Lakhmid kingdom (category Political families of Lebanon)
    forces of the Sasanian Empire were defeated at the Battle of Dhi Qar, near al-Hirah, the capital of the Lakhmids, in 609. Hira stood just south of what...
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  • this battle. After the Battle of River, Khalid defeated the Persian armies in three more battles (battle of Walaja – battle of Ullais – battle of Hira) and...
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    the army of Ullais. Afterwards, Khalid besieged the city of Al-Hirah, the regional capital city of lower Mesopotamia, in the Battle of Hira in the last...
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  • Iraq. Battle of Chains, Battle of Saniyy, Battle of Walaja, Battle of Ullais, Battle of Hira, Battle of Al-Anbar, Battle of Ayn al-Tamr, Battle of Dawmat...
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    Rashidun Caliphate (category History of Central Asia)
    633. In the last week of May 633, the capital city of Iraq fell to the Muslims after initial resistance in the Battle of Hira. After resting his armies...
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