Battle of Bagdoura

Battle of Bagdoura
Part of the Berber Revolt
DateOctober 741[Note 1][1]
Location
Sebou River, near Fez
Result Berber victory
Belligerents
Umayyad Caliphate Berber rebels
Commanders and leaders
Kulthum ibn Iyad †
Balj ibn Bishr
Tha'laba ibn Salama
Habib ibn Abi Ubayda †		 Khalid ibn Hamid al-Zanati
Salim Abu Yusuf al-Azdi
Strength
30,000 Syrians[2]
40,000 Ifriqiyans[3]		 200,000 rebels[4]
Casualties and losses
18,000 Syrians[4]
20,000 Ifriqiyans[4]		 Unknown

The Battle of Bagdoura or Battle of Baqdura was a decisive confrontation in the Berber Revolt in late 741 CE. It was a follow-up to the Battle of the Nobles the previous year, and resulted in a major Berber victory over the Arabs by the Sebou River (near modern Fes). The battle would permanently break the hold of the Umayyad Caliphate over the far western Maghreb (Modern day Morocco), and the resulting retreat of elite Syrian forces into Spain would have implications for the stability of al-Andalus.


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  1. ^ Blankinship, Khalid (1994). The end of the jihâd state. SUNY Press. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-7914-1827-7.
  2. ^ Dozy (1861), p.133
  3. ^ Dozy (1861), p.134
  4. ^ a b c Blankinship (1994), p.220