Battle of al-Baida

Battle of al-Baida
Date874 or 875
Location
al-Baida, near Shiraz, present-day Iran
Result Saffarid victory
Belligerents
Kharijites Saffarid dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad ibn Wasil (POW) Ya'qub ibn al-Layth
Strength
30,000[1] 15,000[2]

The Battle of al-Baida was fought in 874 or 875. The Saffarids under Ya'qub ibn al-Layth defeated the Kharijite leader Muhammad ibn Wasil.

Ya'qub ibn al-Layth invaded Fars and advanced to Estakhr, seizing Muhammad's treasuries there. Muhammad departed from Khuzestan, and returned to Fars in an attempt to stop Ya'qub. They met near Lake Bakhtegan in August 875, and in the resulting battle, Muhammad, despite having a numerically superior army, was defeated. Muhammad was forced to flee; Ya'qub looted Muhammad's stronghold at Sa'idabad and took control of Fars.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Bosworth, C. E. "The Armies of the Ṣaffārids." Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
  2. ↑ Bosworth, C. E. "The Armies of the Ṣaffārids." Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
  3. ↑ Bosworth, pp. 150–2; Tor, p. 157; al-Tabari, p. 166
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