Battle of the Trench
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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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See also
- Trench
- Trench warfare
- Islamic military jurisprudence
- Wall of the Arabs, known as the Khandaq of Shapur in Arabic
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