Battle of Dayr al-Jamajim

Battle of Dayr al-Jamajim
Part of the Revolt of Ibn al-Ash'ath
Date703
Location
Central Iraq
Result Umayyad victory
Belligerents
Umayyad Caliphate Iraqi rebels
Commanders and leaders
Hajjaj ibn Yusuf Ibn al-Ash'ath

The Battle of Dayr al-Jamajim ("Battle of the Monastery of Skulls" after a nearby Nestorian monastery), was fought in 701 CE in central Iraq between the largely Syrian Umayyad army under al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf against the mostly Iraqi followers of Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn al-Ash'ath, who had rebelled against al-Hajjaj's overbearing attitude towards the Iraqis.

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