The Khazars Inflict a Crushing Defeat on the Umayyad Army

730 CE · Arran (Azerbaycan/Dağıstan) · military

In 730 the Khazar army withstood a major Umayyad campaign; the Umayyad commander al-Jarrah al-Hakami was heavily defeated and killed.

The Khazars held the region north of Derbent, and the Umayyads were never again able to mount a serious attack on the Khazar steppe. Medieval Islamic scholars characterized this battle as "the salvation of the Muslim world".

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In 730 the Khazar army withstood a major Umayyad campaign; the Umayyad commander al-Jarrah al-Hakami was heavily defeated and killed.
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730 CE
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Arran (Azerbaycan/Dağıstan)