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place=[[Balkh]], (present day [[Afghanistan]])| |
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result=[[Samanid]] victory, the [[Saffarids]] become vassals of the [[Samanids]]| |
result=[[Samanid]] victory, the [[Saffarids]] become vassals of the [[Samanids]]| |
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territory= The [[Saffarids]] loses much territory to the [[Samanids]] |
territory= The [[Saffarids]] loses much territory to the [[Samanids]] in Khorasan <ref name="google">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O9QUAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA6 | title=Philosophy in the Renaissance of Islam: Abū Sulaymān Al-Sijistānī and His Circle | isbn=9004072586 | accessdate=12 August 2014| last1=Kraemer | first1=Joel L. | year=1986 }}</ref>| |
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combatant1=[[Samanid Empire]]| |
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The '''Battle of Balkh''' took place between the armies of the [[Samanid Empire]] under the command of [[Emir]] [[Isma'il ibn Ahmad]] and [[Saffarid dynasty|Saffarid]] forces under [[Emir]] [[Amr ibn al-Layth]] in 900. The Saffarid army was defeated by the Samanid forces, and [[Amr ibn al-Layth]] was captured. |
The '''Battle of Balkh''' took place between the armies of the [[Samanid Empire]] under the command of [[Emir]] [[Isma'il ibn Ahmad]] and [[Saffarid dynasty|Saffarid]] forces under [[Emir]] [[Amr ibn al-Layth]] in 900. The Saffarid army was defeated by the Samanid forces, and [[Amr ibn al-Layth]] was captured. |
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The Saffarids were left with the control of Fars, Kerman and Sistan, but they also these provinces after a civil war. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Samanid Empire | Saffarid dynasty | ||||||||
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| Isma'il ibn Ahmad | Amr ibn al-Layth (POW) | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 20,000 horsemen[2] | 70,000 cavalry[3] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
The Battle of Balkh took place between the armies of the Samanid Empire under the command of Emir Isma'il ibn Ahmad and Saffarid forces under Emir Amr ibn al-Layth in 900. The Saffarid army was defeated by the Samanid forces, and Amr ibn al-Layth was captured.
The Saffarids were left with the control of Fars, Kerman and Sistan, but they also these provinces after a civil war.
References
- ^ Kraemer, Joel L. (1986). Philosophy in the Renaissance of Islam: Abū Sulaymān Al-Sijistānī and His Circle. ISBN 9004072586. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ History of Islam (Vol 3) By Akbar Shah Najeebabadi, pg. 330
- ^ History of Islam (Vol 3) By Akbar Shah Najeebabadi, pg. 330