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Battle of Manu

Battle of Manu was a battle fought in AD 896 in what is now Libya. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Aghlabid victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 20,000.

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FoughtAD 896
WhereLibya32.793N, 12.488E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAghlabid victory
BelligerentsAghlabidsagainstNafusa
Casualties and lossesUnknownand12,000 including 400 scholars and jurists

Record

DateAD 896 (year precision)
PlaceLibya
32.793N, 12.488E
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknown20,000
Casualties and lossesUnknown12,000 including 400 scholars and jurists
Commanders
  • Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya
  • Aflah ibn al-Abbs
Battle of ManuBattle of ManuBattle of the Gulf of GabesBattle of ZanzurFall of TripoliAction of 1 August 1801Siege of TripoliBattle of the Gulf of GabesZarzisGharyanNalutBani WalidDehibat100 km32.793N, 12.488E
Placed at its recorded location; 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 896

Battle of Manu is one of 169 engagements of the 9th century in the atlas and one of 57 in present-day Libya.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q116947658, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Manu, revision 1371100843, 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.