Medieval era · 647 CE

Battle of Sufetula

The Battle of Sufetula (Arabic: معركة سبيطلة, romanized: Ma'rakat Sbeitla) took place in 647 between the Arab Muslim forces of the Rashidun Caliphate and the Byzantine Exarchate of Africa.

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Battle of Sufetula · Wikimedia Commons

When: 647 CE
Where: Sufetula
Era: Medieval

Topics

Tunisia275 BCE – today

People

Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr624 CE – 692 CEHistorical Arab ruler (624-692)

Before and after

Battle of Nikiou646 CE Muslim conquest of the Maghreb647 CE – 709 CE Show on timeline

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