Battle of the Trench
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| The '''Battle of the Trench''' was a 27-day-long siege of [[Medina|Yathrib]] (now ''Medina'') by [[Tribes of Arabia|Arab]] and [[Jewish tribes of Arabia|Jewish]] tribes. The strength of the confederate armies is estimated around 10,000 men with six hundred horses and some camels, while the Medinan defenders numbered 3,000. The battle coincided with harsh winter weather of January/February AD 627. | The '''Battle of the Trench''' was a 27-day-long siege of [[Medina|Yathrib]] (now ''Medina'') by [[Tribes of Arabia|Arab]] and [[Jewish tribes of Arabia|Jewish]] tribes. The strength of the confederate armies is estimated around 10,000 men with six hundred horses and some camels, while the Medinan defenders numbered 3,000. The battle coincided with harsh winter weather of January/February AD 627. | ||
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| - | The largely outnumbered defenders of Medina, mainly [[Muslim]]s led by [[Prophets of Islam|Islamic prophet]] [[Muhammad]], dug a trench on the suggestion of [[Salman_the_Persian|Salman Farsi]], which together with Medina's natural fortifications, rendered the confederate [[cavalry]] (consisting of horses and [[Camel cavalry|camels]]) useless, locking the two sides in a stalemate. Hoping to make several attacks at once, the confederates persuaded the Muslim-allied Medinan Jews, [[Banu Qurayza]], to attack the city from the south. However, [[Muhammad as a diplomat|Muhammad's diplomacy]] derailed the negotiations, and broke up the confederacy against him. The well-organised defenders, the sinking of confederate morale, and poor weather conditions caused the siege to end in a fiasco. | ||
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| - | The [[siege]] was a "battle of wits", in which the Muslims tactically overcame their opponents while suffering very few casualties. Efforts to defeat the Muslims failed, and [[Islam]] became influential in the region. As a consequence, the Muslim army besieged the area of the [[Siege of the Banu Qurayza|Banu Qurayza tribe]], leading to their surrender and enslavement or execution. | ||
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| - | The defeat caused the Meccans to lose their trade and much of their prestige. | ||
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| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Trench]] | ||
| + | *[[Trench warfare]] | ||
| *[[Islamic military jurisprudence]] | *[[Islamic military jurisprudence]] | ||
| *[[Wall of the Arabs]], known as the ''Khandaq'' of Shapur in Arabic | *[[Wall of the Arabs]], known as the ''Khandaq'' of Shapur in Arabic | ||
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The Battle of the Trench was a 27-day-long siege of Yathrib (now Medina) by Arab and Jewish tribes. The strength of the confederate armies is estimated around 10,000 men with six hundred horses and some camels, while the Medinan defenders numbered 3,000. The battle coincided with harsh winter weather of January/February AD 627.
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- Trench
- Trench warfare
- Islamic military jurisprudence
- Wall of the Arabs, known as the Khandaq of Shapur in Arabic
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