Regional750 CE

Battle of Zab

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Estimated casualties

Casualty figures unrecorded for this conflict.

Battle of Zab (750), part of the Muslim Civil Wars. Abbasids defeated Umayyads.

Belligerents2

Abbasids
Umayyads

ON THE MAPAbbasid CaliphateUmayyad Caliphate

Conflict graph

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Sources

HCED — Miller & Bakar (2023), Historical Conflict Event Dataset, J. Conflict Resolution 67(2-3)
Jaques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges (HCED primary source)

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Cite as: Battle of Zab (750 CE). War Atlas. https://waratlas.org/c/battle-of-zab-750 · Sources & methodology