What the records say
- When
- 11 Sep 871 – 14 Sep 871
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 30.52° N, 47.81° E
- Description
- major engagement of the Zanj Rebellion in the year 871
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Basra (871)
Major engagement of the Zanj Rebellion in the year 871
The Battle of Basra was a major engagement of the Zanj Rebellion, fought on September 7–10, 871. Zanj rebels and allied Arab tribesmen, led by Yahya ibn Muhammad al-Azraq and 'Ali ibn Aban al-Muhallabi, launched a coordinated attack against the city of Basra.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Basra: Zanj rebels in Mesopotamia sack and capture Basra (see Zanj Rebellion)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page