Battle of al-Mada'in
The Battle of al-Mada'in was fought near al-Mada'in in central Iraq between the armies of the Hamdanids and the , 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 (16–19 August 942) that cost both sides many casualties, the Hamdanid army prevailed. They were too exhausted to pursue, however, which allowed the Baridis to withdraw to Wasit and then Basra.
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Battle of al-Mada'in
The Battle of al-Mada'in was fought near al-Mada'in in central Iraq between the armies of the Hamdanids and the , 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 (16–19 August 942) that cost both sides many casualties, the Hamdanid army prevailed. They were too exhausted to pursue, however, which allowed the Baridis to withdraw to Wasit and then Basra.
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Hamdanidemirate ofMosul
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0942-08-19
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Dominique Sourdel
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Thierry Bianquis
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Iraq in the 9th/10th centuries
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Heavy
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Baridis of Basra
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Hamdanid emirate of Mosul
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Bianquis
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south of al-Mada'in, modern-day Iraq
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Hamdanid victory
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Ctesiphon
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Sayf al-Dawla
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al-Barīdī
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