Wahhabi raids on Najaf

Wahhabi raids on Najaf
	; The Ali Shrine in Najaf, 1914
Date	1802–1811
Location	Najaf and once Hillah32°00′00″N 44°20′00″E / 32.00000°N 44.33333°E
Result	Iraqi victory; Failure of the Wahhabi campaigns;
Belligerents
Emirate of Diriyah	Pashalik of Iraq; Muntafiq Emirate Religious authority of Najaf; Qajar Iran; ;
Commanders and leaders
Abdulaziz I X; Abdullah (WIA); Saud I (AWOL)	Al-Damad Pasha; Jafar Kashif al-Ghita; Jawad al-Husayni ; Muzaffar al-Kaabi ; Mutair bin Fadel ; Khalaf bin Khudair ; Janb Rashid
Strength
In 1802; 12,000–15,000 troops In 1803; 10,000–15,000 troops In 1806; Unknown	In 1802; 200 In 1803 ; 200 In 1806 ; 200 troops
Casualties and losses
In 1802; 700 killed	In 1802; 15 killed

The Wahhabi raids on Najaf (Arabic: الغارات الوهابيه على النجف, romanized: al-Ghārāt al-Wahhābiyyah ʿalā al-Najaf) were a series of Wahhabi campaigns directed at the sacred Shia city of Najaf, aimed at expanding the Emirate of Diriyah and spreading the Wahhabi doctrine. The campaigns were hostile toward Shia Muslims, as well as aimed to destroy shrines they saw as a bid'ah. The Wahhabi campaigns on Najaf began in the early 19th century.