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battle, medieval

Capture of Tahert

Capture of Tahert was a battle fought in AD 909 at Tiaret, in what is now Algeria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Tiaret. The recorded result: Fatimid victory; Destruction of the Rustamid State; Tahert was annexed to the Fatimid Caliphate. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 909
WhereTiaret, Algeria35.367N, 1.317E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeFatimid victory; Destruction of the Rustamid State; Tahert was annexed to the Fatimid Caliphate
BelligerentsFatimid CaliphateagainstRustamid Imamate
Casualties and lossesUnknownand8,000 killed

Record

DateAD 909 (year precision)
PlaceTiaret, Algeria
35.367N, 1.317E
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknown8,000 killed
Commanders
  • Ghazwiyya ibn Yusuf
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Placed at Tiaret; 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

Elsewhere in AD 909

Capture of Tahert is one of 167 engagements of the 10th century in the atlas and one of 130 in present-day Algeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q116824628, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of Tahert (909), revision 1377039124, 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.