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Battle of Tiberias (429 AH)

واقعة طبرية (429هـ)

1038 CE · 429 AH

Tabariyya (Tiberias)

Caliph al-Zahir dispatched armies from Egypt to Syria under Anushtakin al-Dizbiri against Salih ibn Mirdas of Aleppo and Hasan ibn Mufarrij of Ramla; he met them on the Jordan at Tiberias, routed them, and killed Salih and his younger son — his elder son Nasr (Shibl al-Dawla) escaped to Aleppo.

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Era
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
Region
Levant & Iraq
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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era

Overview

The battle of Tiberias in 429 AH. The caliph al-Zahir sent armies from Egypt to Syria under Anushtakin al-Dizbari to fight Salih ibn Mirdas, lord of Aleppo, and Hassan ibn Mufarrij, lord of Ramla. 1

The outcome

They met them in Jordan at Tiberias, and they were routed. Salih ibn Mirdas and his youngest son were killed, and his eldest son Nasr (Shibl al-Dawla) escaped to Aleppo. 1

The Gregorian date is derived from the Hijri year.

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Had participant
Anushtakin al-Dizbiri· Salih ibn Mirdas al-Kilabi
Occurred at
Tabariyya (Tiberias)

People and things also explored

Anushtakin al-Dizbiri· Salih ibn Mirdas al-Kilabi· Banu Kilab· Mirdasid dynasty· Tabariyya (Tiberias)

Sources

  1. Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun, p.1075
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Anushtakin al-Dizbiri

Anushtakin al-Dizbiri, commander of the Fatimid caliph al-Zahir's armies to Syria; his authority reached Ascalon where he faced Hasan ibn Mufarrij and the Kilabis, then al-Zahir dispatched him in 429 AH against Salih ibn Mirdas and Hasan — he met them at the Jordan by Tiberias, routed them, and killed Salih and his younger son.