The Battle of Burs was a minor engagement in 636 AD at Burs or Birs Nimrud, now in central Iraq, during the Muslim conquest of the Sasanian Empire. The RÃÂshidà «n commander, Zuhra ibn al-Ḥawiyya, defeated Busbuhra, the Sasanian commander of the town, in single combat, and the garrison offered little further resistance.
After his victory at the Battle of al-QÃÂdisiyyah in summer 636, Saÿd ibn Abë WaqqÃÂs divided his army into five forces for the advance on Ctesiphon; they were commanded by Zuhra ibn al-Ḥawiyya, Abdullah ibn al-Mutüim, Shurḥabël ibn as-Simt, KhÃÂlid ibn Urfatah and HÃÂshim bin Utba. The force under Zuhra met with some resistance at Burs, but this was soon overcome after he defeated Busbuhra, the garrison commander, in single combat.