First battle of Dongola
Battle between Arab-Muslim forces and the Nubian-Christian kingdom of Makuria in 642 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The first battle of Dongola took place between the early Muslim Rashidun army and the Oriental Orthodox Christian Nubians of the Makuria in 642.
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First battle of Dongola | |||||||
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Part of the Muslim conquests | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Rashidun Caliphate | Kingdom of Makuria | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Uqba ibn Nafi[2] | Qalidurut | ||||||
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20,000 Cavalry[3] | 8,000–10,000 Archers and Cavalry[4] | ||||||
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10,000–15,000 dead[5][1] |
c. 1,000 dead c. 1,000 wounded |
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The battle, which resulted in a Makurian victory, halted Arab incursions into Nubia and set the tone for an atmosphere of hostility between the two cultures until the culmination of the second battle of Dongola in 652.