Battle of Buwaib

Battle of Buwaib
Part of the Muslim conquest of Sassanid empire

Mihran bin Badhan's death in the battle, as portrayed in Tārīkhunā bi-uslūb qaṣaṣī (Our History in a Narrative style), published 1935
DateApril 635
Location
Buwaib (north of Al-Hira), Euphrates, Iraq
Result Rashidun victory
Belligerents
Rashidun Caliphate
(Rashidun army)
Sassanid Empire
(Sassanid army)
Commanders and leaders
Al-Muthanna ibn Haritha Mihran bin Badhan 
Strength
20,000[1]

30,000 (modern estimates)

200,000[1] [dubious ]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

Battle of Buwaib (Arabic: معركة البويب) was fought between the Sassanid Empire and the Rashidun Caliphate soon after the Battle of the Bridge.

  1. ^ a b Islam: Beliefs and Practices by Yasmin Malik

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