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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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  • 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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    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 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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    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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    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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    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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    already taken Hira and assumed control of the surrounding Arab-inhabited areas of Mesopotamia, on the banks of the Euphrates. The fall of Hira shocked the...
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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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    Shuriken (redirect from Hira shuriken)
    many different shapes. The major varieties of shuriken are the bō shuriken (棒手裏剣, stick shuriken) and the hira shuriken (平手裏剣, flat shuriken) or shaken...
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    against Hira. Khalid decided to fight and destroy each imperial force separately. With this strategy in mind, he divided the Muslim garrison of Hira into...
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    resistance as possible along the route of his advance, with the objective of capturing Al-Hira. After the Battle of River, the Rashidun Caliphate army under...
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  • Dhiraar ibn al-Azwar (category People of the Muslim conquest of Persia)
    encirclement of the Persian army. In the year of 12 Hijr during the battle of Hira, Dhiraar and Ayas ibn Qubaisah were tasked to subdue the fortress of al-Qasr...
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    agreed to act as spies for the Muslims after being defeated in the Battle of Hira by Khalid ibn al-Walid. The Persian ruler Khosrau II (Parviz) defeated...
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  • Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also This is a List of battles from 301 A.D...
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  • 633 Battle of Walaja May 633 Battle of Ullais May 633 Battle of Hira 633 Battle of Ayn al-Tamr November 633 Battle of Muzayyah November 633 Battle of Saniyy...
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    against Hira. Khalid decided to fight and destroy each imperial force separately. With this strategy in mind, he divided the Muslim garrison of Hira into...
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  • Middle Eastern empires (category History of West Asia)
    was needed. The Persians advanced toward Hira and a series of vicious battles took place around and in Hira and the surrounding cities. Shapur II's army...
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    The Battle of the Yarmuk (also spelled Yarmouk) was a major battle between the army of the Byzantine Empire and the Arab Muslim forces of the Rashidun...
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  • Hira Singh (or Hira Singh : When India Came to Fight in Flanders) is a short novel by Talbot Mundy, originally published (under the title Hira Singh's...
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    Lal Singh (category Year of birth missing)
    and Bhai Gurmukh Singh, both of whom were disliked by Hira Singh. Hira gave Lal military commands, granted him the title of Rajah and numerous jagirs at...
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    The Battle of Mu'tah (Arabic: مَعْرَكَة مُؤْتَة, romanized: Maʿrakat Muʿtah, or Arabic: غَزْوَة مُؤْتَة Ghazwat Muʿtah) took place in September 629 (1...
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    against Hira. Khalid decided to fight and destroy each imperial force separately. With this strategy in mind, he divided the Muslim garrison of Hira into...
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    Khalid ibn al-Walid (category Battles of Khalid ibn Walid)
    the vicinity of al-Hira, a predominantly Arab market town and the Sasanian administrative center for the middle Euphrates valley. Al-Hira's capture was...
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    The Battle of Yamama was fought in December 632 as part of the Ridda Wars against a rebellion within the Rashidun Caliphate in the region of al-Yamama...
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    The Battle of Saragarhi was a last-stand battle fought before the Tirah Campaign between the British Indian Empire and Afghan tribesmen. On 12 September...
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    Battle of Hunayn (Arabic: غزوة حنين, romanized: Ghazwat Ḥunayn) was a conflict between the Muslims of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the tribe of Qays...
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    The Battle of Sallasil (Arabic: معركة ذات السلاسل Dhat al-Salasil), often referred to as the Battle of Chains, was the first battle fought between the...
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