Battle of al-Yamama

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Battle of Yamama
Part of Ridda Wars and Campaigns of Khalid ibn al-Walid
Cemetery of Muslim soldiers who fell in the Battle of Yamama
Date December 632 CE Location Plain of Aqraba, al-Yamama, Arabia Result Rashidun Caliphate victory
Belligerents
Rashidun Caliphate	Banu Hanifa and Musaylima ibn Habib's followers
Commanders and leaders
Abu Bakr Khalid ibn al-Walid Shurahbil ibn Hasana Zayd ibn al-Khattab † Abu Dujana † Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba † Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl al-Bara' ibn Malik Saf ibn Sayyad (MIA) Muhakim Walid ibn Utba † Abdullah ibn Suhayl † Wahshi ibn Harb	Musaylima †
Strength
10,000-13,000	50,000-100,000
Casualties and losses
1,200	10,000-21,000

The Battle of Yamama was fought in December 632 as part of the Ridda Wars against a rebellion within the Rashidun Caliphate in the region of al-Yamama (in present-day Saudi Arabia) between the forces of Abu Bakr and Musaylima, a self-proclaimed prophet.