battle, medieval

Battle of al-Musalla

Name: Battle of al-Musalla
Location: Kairouan, Tunisia

Battle of al-Musalla was a battle fought in 1052 at Kairouan, in what is now Tunisia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Kairouan. It was part of Q108782166. The recorded result: Hilalian Victory.

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Fought1052

WhereKairouan, Tunisia35.683N, 10.100E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeHilalian Victory

BelligerentsZirid Dynasty; Population of KairouanagainstBanu Hilal

Casualties and lossesHeavyandNone

Part ofQ108782166

Where it sits in Q108782166

5 placed engagements of Q108782166 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1052 (year precision)
Place	Kairouan, Tunisia 35.683N, 10.100E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Casualties and losses	Heavy	None

Placed at Kairouan; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

fall of Kairouan AD 909, 0.7 km S
Battle of Ruspina 46 BC, 65 km E
Battle of Thapsus 46 BC, 86 km E
Capture of Mahdia 1550, 89 km E
Battle of Zama 202 BC, 90 km NW

In the same war

Before: Battle of Haydaran 1052
After: Battle of Kairouan 1053

Elsewhere in 1052

Siege of Pozsony Slovakia
Battle of Llanllieni United Kingdom

Battle of al-Musalla is one of 318 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 119 in present-day Tunisia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q132690180, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of al-Musalla, revision 1370597411, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.