Battle of Ajnadayn
From Warlike
Q888904
The Battle of Ajnadayn was fought in July or August 634, in a location close to Bayt Jibrin; it was the first major pitched battle between the Byzantine (Roman) Empire and the army of the Arab Rashidun Caliphate. The result of the battle was a decisive Muslim victory. The details of this battle are mostly known through Muslim sources, such as the ninth-century historian al-Waqidi.
634
Wikimedia, Wikidata
Byzantine Empire, Rashidun Caliphate, Palestine,
Ashi,
-
Location: 31.6833, 34.95, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
87 places
-

ⓘ
0634-01-01T00:00:00Z
0634-01-01T00:00:00Z
634 Battle of Ajnadayn
0140-01-01T00:00:00Z
0070-01-01T00:00:00Z
{"selectable":false,"showCurrentTime":false,"width":"100%","zoomMin":100000000000}
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 36 | Herodian Kingdom of Judea | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 139 | Hasmonean Kingdom | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 929 | Kingdom of Judah | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 2014 Jerusalem unrest | intifada | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | Battle of Gal On | battle | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | Battle of Ramla | battle | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | Battle of the Kastel | battle | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | Unknown | Israelites, battle, Amalek | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 36 | Siege of Jerusalem | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 62 | Siege of Jerusalem | siege, Ancient Rome | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 102 | Campaign of Ptolemy IX Soter in Palestine | military campaign, Hasmonean Kingdom, Ptolemaic Kingdom of Cyprus | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 140 | Hasmonean campaigns against the Hellenistic cities | military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 161 | Battle of Beth Zechariah | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 162 | Maccabee campaigns of 163 BCE | Jonathan Apphus, Judah Maccabee, Simon Thassi, military campaign, Timothy | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 163 | Battle of Beth Zur | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 164 | Battle of Emmaus | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 165 | Battle of Beth Horon | Seleucid Empire, battle, Hasmonean dynasty | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 588 | Siege of Jerusalem | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 596 | Siege of Jerusalem | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 700 | Assyrian siege of Jerusalem | battle, siege, Sennacherib, Hezekiah | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 700 | Battle of Altaqu | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 700 | Sennacherib's campaign in the Levant | Sennacherib, Hezekiah, military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 700 | Siege of Azekah | Kingdom of Judah, siege, Neo-Assyrian Empire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 700 | Siege of Lachish | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1050 | Siege of Jebus | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 66 | Battle of Beth Horon | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 66 | Battle of Gabaon | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 66 | Battle of Jerusalem | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 68 | Zealot Temple Siege | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 70 | Siege of Jerusalem | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 132 | Siege of Betar | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 614 | Sasanian conquest of Jerusalem | Jewish people, Sasanian Empire, siege, Byzantine Empire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 634 | Battle of Ajnadayn | Byzantine Empire, battle, Rashidun Caliphate | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 636 | Siege of Jerusalem | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 970 | Capture of Ramla | battle, Fatimid Caliphate, Ikhshidid dynasty | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 978 | Battle of Tawahin | battle, Fatimid Caliphate, Alptakin | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1029 | Battle of al-Uqhuwana | battle, Fatimid Caliphate, Banu Kilab, Banu Fazara, Tayy, Banu Kalb | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1099 | Siege of Jerusalem | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1101 | Battle of Ramla | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1102 | Battle of Ramla | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1105 | Battle of Ramla | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1123 | Battle of Yibneh | Kingdom of Jerusalem, Fatimid Caliphate, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1139 | Battle of Técua | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1177 | Battle of Montgisard | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1187 | Siege of Jerusalem | Knights Templar, Kingdom of Jerusalem, battle, siege, Knights Hospitaller, County of Tripoli, Order of Saint Lazarus, order of Mountjoy, Ayyubid Sultanate | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1244 | Siege of Jerusalem (1244) | Kingdom of Jerusalem, siege, Ayyubid Sultanate | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1280 | Battle of al-Jassora | battle, Mamluk Sultanate | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1775 | Palestine expedition | Ottoman Empire, military expedition, Al-Zayadina | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1834 | Siege of Jerusalem | Palestinians, Egypt Eyalet, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1834 | Battle of Hebron | battle, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1917 | Battle of Mughar Ridge | Ottoman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1917 | Battle of Jerusalem | Ottoman Empire, battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1917 | Battle of Nebi Samwil | Ottoman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Battle of Abu Tellul | Ottoman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1936 | 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine | rebellion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1936 | Battle of Al-Khader | battle, British Empire, Palestinians | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1938 | Battle of Mesmia Crossroads | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Italian bombing of Mandatory Palestine in World War II | bombardment | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine | Irgun, insurgency, British Army | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1947 | Battle for Jerusalem | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1948 | Saint-Simon Battle | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1948 | Battle of 3 Shevat | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1948 | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | armed conflict, ethnic conflict, All-Palestine Protectorate, Palestine Liberation Organization, Israel Defense Forces, Palestinian National Authority, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1948 | Battles of Latrun | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1948 | Battle of Gezer | Arab Legion, Israel Defense Forces, battle, 1948 Palestinian exodus | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1948 | Battles of Negba | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1948 | Battle of Khirbat Abu Lacham | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1967 | Commissioner Palace in the Six Day War | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1967 | Liberation of Jerusalem in the Six-Day War | Jordan, battle, Israel | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1967 | Battle of Ammunition Hill | battle, human settlement | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2002 | Siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2003 | Unknown | friendly fire, Maglan | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2017 | 2017 Temple Mount crisis | armed conflict, political crisis | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | 2023 Al-Aqsa clashes | armed conflict, Palestinians, Israel Police | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2025 | Operation True Promise III | Armed Forces of Iran, drone warfare, missile strike | Wikidata |
| event | war | 600 | Jewish–Babylonian War | war | Wikidata |
| event | war | 732 | The War of Pekah and Ahaz | war | Wikidata |
| event | war | 735 | Syro-Ephraimite War | war | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1947 | 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine | civil war, Haganah, Army of the Holy War, Yishuv | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1952 | 1952 raid on Beit Jala | war | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 2015 | Tomer | arms industry, company | Wikidata |
| organisation | military branch | 1948 | Israeli Ground Forces | army, IDF military unit | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | 2002 | Centre for National Crisis Management | deep bunker, Ministry of Defense, command post, military base | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Ammunition Hill | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Yoav | tegart fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Latrun fort | tegart fort, building, museum | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Military Government House in Hebron | tegart fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Mishlat Ma'ahaz | archaeological site, cape, fortress, hill | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1700 | Qalʿat al-Burak | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1941 | Qatra Police Station | tegart fort | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1982 | Yad La-Shiryon | military museum, cenotaph, building | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2017 | Museum of the Jewish Soldier in World War II | military museum | Wikidata |
| commons | image | HaElaFortressDSCN2167 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HaElaFortressDSCN2167 | Commons | ||