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Battle of Tahert

Battle of Tahert was a battle fought in AD 790 at Tiaret, in what is now Algeria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Tiaret. The recorded result: Rustamid victory.

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FoughtAD 790
WhereTiaret, Algeria35.367N, 1.317E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRustamid victory
BelligerentsIdrisid dynastyagainstRustamid Imamate

Record

DateAD 790 (year precision)
PlaceTiaret, Algeria
35.367N, 1.317E
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
  • Idris I of Morocco
  • Abd al-Wahhab ibn Abd al-Rahman
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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 790

Battle of Tahert is one of 144 engagements of the 8th century in the atlas and one of 130 in present-day Algeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q138025986, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tahert, revision 1372674930, 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.