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| result = [[Samanid]] victory |
| result = [[Samanid]] victory |
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| territory = Balkh alongside the remaining cities of [[Khurasan]] gets annexed by the [[Samanids]] |
| territory = Balkh alongside the remaining cities of [[Khurasan]] gets annexed by the [[Samanids]] |
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| combatant1 = [[Samanid Empire]] |
| combatant1 = {{flagicon image|Samanid.webp}} '''[[Samanid Empire]]''' |
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| combatant2 = [[Saffarid dynasty]] |
| combatant2 = {{flagicon image|State Banner of Saffarid Dynasty.jpg}} '''[[Saffarid dynasty]]''' |
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| commander1 = [[Isma'il ibn Ahmad]] |
| commander1 = [[Isma'il ibn Ahmad]] |
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| commander2 = Unknown |
| commander2 = Unknown |
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Revision as of 17:42, 19 June 2024
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 Samanid Empire |
 Saffarid dynasty | ||||||||
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| Isma'il ibn Ahmad | Unknown | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 20,000 horsemen[1] | 70,000 cavalry[2] | ||||||||
| 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 Samanid ruler, Isma'il ibn Ahmad, was sent him in chains to Baghdad, where he was executed in 902, after al-Mu'tadid's death
After the Battle, the Saffarids lost Khorasan and were left with the control of Fars, Kerman and Sistan, which they also lost after a civil war by 912.