Battle between Arab-Muslim forces and the Nubian-Christian kingdom of Makuria in 642
First battle of Dongola
Part of the Muslim conquests
Date
Summer,[1] 642
Location
In Northern Nubia, Sudan
Result
Makurian victory
Belligerents
Rashidun Caliphate
Kingdom of Makuria
Commanders and leaders
Uqba ibn Nafi[2]
Qalidurut
Strength
20,000 Cavalry[3]
8,000–10,000 Archers and Cavalry[4]
Casualties and losses
10,000–15,000 dead[5][1]
c. 1,000 dead c. 1,000 wounded
The first battle of Dongola took place between the early Muslim Rashidun army and the Oriental Orthodox Christian Nubians of the Makuria in 642.
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.
^ abAshraf, page 180
^Clark, page 564
^Jennings, page 25
^Lobban, page 147
^Clark, page 565
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