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Battle of Dayr al-Aqul

Battle of Dayr al-Aqul was a battle fought on 8 April AD 876 at Tigris, in what is now Iraq. It was part of Iranian Intermezzo, which ran from AD 821 to 1055. The recorded result: Abbasid victory. Recorded strength: 150,000 against 100,000.

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Fought8 April AD 876
WhereTigris, Iraq32.917N, 45.083E
OutcomeAbbasid victory
BelligerentsAbbasid CaliphateagainstSaffarid dynasty
Casualties and lossesUnknownand7,000 killed
Part ofIranian IntermezzoAD 821 to 1055

Record

Date8 April AD 876
PlaceTigris, Iraq
32.917N, 45.083E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength150,000100,000
Casualties and lossesUnknown7,000 killed
Commanders
  • Al-Muwaffaq
  • Musa ibn Bugha
  • Masrur al-Balkhi
  • Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar
  • Abi'l-Saj Devdad
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Elsewhere in AD 876

Battle of Dayr al-Aqul is one of 169 engagements of the 9th century in the atlas and one of 173 in present-day Iraq.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1094996, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dayr al-Aqul, revision 1380475307, 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.