The location of a historic combat in Iraq has been confirmed by researchers and archaeologists. Combining accounts of history with unclassified data by US intelligence satellites has contributed to the latest revelation. The scene of the combat of al-Qadisiyyah, which occurred in 636 or 637 AD, seems to have been located by scholars. The fresh accomplishment was officially recognized by British Durham University in collaboration with Iraqi University of Al-Qadisiyyah.
For the Islamic society, the conflict was an important success that encouraged them to spread outside Arabia. Nevertheless, its specific spot had not been recognized before. According to a Durham University expert in archaeological remote sensing, this finding was an aspect of an overall research project. According to William Deadman, the effort’s goal was to pinpoint archeological structures throughout the region.
The group’s first task was to sketch the path of the Darb Zubaydah journey, which runs from Iraqi city of Kufa to the major Muslims city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Researchers relied on ancient records and released intelligence satellite photos from five decades ago. In the meantime, the team reached to the insight that they could potentially be capable to pinpoint the important battle’s spot using similar bits of data.
Utilizing the lengths specified in the recorded sources, Deadman initially drew an array of rings on the region’s map. The regions on the satellite photos that had overlaps were investigated more closely by the researchers. According to the group, the conflict happened in the Najaf Governorate, within 19 kilometers south of Kufa in Iraq. Furthermore, the study was reinforced by survey conducted by Iraqi academics.
The weaker Arab Muslims troops defeated a significantly greater enemy in the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah. The Sasanian Empire, who ruled the entire area and originated in Iran lost the historical battle.
It marked The Arab’s first genuinely notable success in attempting to propagate outside of Arabia following several years of futile endeavors.
According to Deadman, the site is currently an agricultural land. The 6-mile wall was largely dismantled or converted into a farm boundary. It seems to indicate that the precise spot of the previous military installation at al-‘Udhayb been excavated.
The investigators then aim to perform archeological investigations and map the remaining areas. Conflicts in the region have led the arrangements for a visit to the region to be procrastinated. The study has been presented in the Antiquity magazine.
