Battle of Waj Rudh
| Battle of Isfahan | |||||||
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| Part of Islamic conquest of Persia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Rashidun Caliphate | Sasanian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Nu'man |
Muta † Farrukhzad Isfandiyar Varaztirots † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Low | Heavy | ||||||
The Battle of Waj Rudh[1] was fought in 642/643 between the Rashidun Caliphate under Nu'man, and the Sasanian Empire under the Dailamite Muta, the Parthian Farrukhzad and Isfandiyar, and the Armenian Varaztirots. The battle was fought in Waj Rudh, a village in Hamadan. The Sasanians were defeated under heavy casualties, which included the death of Muta and Varaztirots.
References
- ↑ Parvaneh Pourshariati, The Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire, 248.
Sources
- Pourshariati, Parvaneh (2008). Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire: The Sasanian-Parthian Confederacy and the Arab Conquest of Iran. London and New York: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84511-645-3.
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