Battle of Firaz

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties Heavy for Sasanian and Byzantine forces
Light for Rashidun forces
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:Rashidun_Caliphate
gptkb:Sasanian_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Hormuzan
gptkb:Khalid_ibn_al-Walid
Byzantine commander (unknown name)
gptkbp:date January 634
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Firaz
gptkbp:location Firaz, near the Euphrates River
gptkbp:notableFor Khalid ibn al-Walid's tactical maneuver to cross the river and attack from behind
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Muslim_conquest_of_Mesopotamia
gptkbp:result Rashidun victory
gptkbp:significance Last battle of Khalid ibn al-Walid's Mesopotamian campaign
Marked the end of Sasanian and Byzantine presence in Mesopotamia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Khalid_ibn_al-Walid
gptkb:Umayyad_dynasty
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6