battle, medieval

Battle of the Barges

Name: Battle of the Barges
Location: Basra, Iraq

Battle of the Barges was a battle fought in AD 869 at Basra, in what is now Iraq. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Basra. It was part of the Zanj Rebellion, which ran from AD 869 to AD 883. The recorded result: Zanj victory. Recorded strength: At least 1,500 against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 869

WhereBasra, Iraq30.515N, 47.810E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeZanj victory

BelligerentsZanj rebelsagainstAbbasid Caliphate; Local Basran militia

Part ofZanj RebellionAD 869 to AD 883

Record

Date	AD 869 (year precision)
Place	Basra, Iraq 30.515N, 47.810E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	At least 1,500	Unknown
Commanders	'Ali ibn Muhammad (Zanj leader)

Placed at Basra; 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

Battle of the Camel AD 656, 1.8 km S
Siege of Basra 1987, 1.9 km SW
Battle of Shaiba 1915, 21 km SW
Battle of Basra 1914, 23 km SE
Battle of Khorramshahr 1980, 35 km E

In the same war

After: Battle of Basra AD 871

Battle of the Barges 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 Q16207280, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Barges, revision 1370598087, 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.