What the records say
- When
- 21 Aug 942 – 24 Aug 942
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 33.10° N, 44.58° E
- Description
- battle for control of Baghdad in 942
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of al-Mada'in
Battle for control of Baghdad in 942
The Battle of al-Mada'in was fought near al-Mada'in in central Iraq between the armies of the Hamdanids and the Baridis, for control over Baghdad, the capital and seat of the Abbasid Caliphate, that was around 22 kilometres (14 mi) away and then under control of the Hamdanids. In a fiercely contested battle over four days that cost both sides many casualties, the Hamdanid army prevailed.
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