Battle of Waj Rudh

Battle of Isfahan
Part of Islamic conquest of Persia
Date 642/643 Location Waj Rudh, Hamadan, Iran Result Muslim victory
Belligerents
Rashidun Caliphate	Sasanian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Nu'man	Muta † Farrukhzad Isfandiyar Varaztirots †
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Low	Heavy

The Battle of Waj Rudh was fought in 642/643 between the Rashidun Caliphate under Nu'man, and the Sasanian Empire under the Dailamite Muta, the Parthian Farrukhzad and Isfandiyar, and the Armenian Varaztirots. The battle was fought in Waj Rudh, a village in Hamadan. The Sasanians were defeated under heavy casualties, which included the death of Muta and Varaztirots.

Sources

• Pourshariati, Parvaneh (2008). Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire: The Sasanian-Parthian Confederacy and the Arab Conquest of Iran. London and New York: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84511-645-3. http://books.google.com/books?id=I-xtAAAAMAAJ.