The Second Battle of Dongola or Siege of Dongola is a military engagement between early Arab-Egyptian forces of the Rashidun Caliphate and the Nubian-Christian forces of the Kingdom of Makuria in 652.
The battle endd Muslim expansion into Nubia, establishing trade and a historic peace between the Muslim world and a Christian nation.
As a result, Makuria is able to grow into a regional power that will dominate Nubia for the over 500 years.
