| Battle of the Nobles | |||||||
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| Part of Berber Revolt | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Umayyad Caliphate | Berber insurgents | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Khalid ibn Abi Habib † | Khalid ibn Hamid al-Zanati | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of the Nobles (Arabic: غزوة الأشراف, romanized: Ghazwat al-Ashraf) was an important confrontation in the Berber Revolt in c. 740 AD. It resulted in a major Berber victory over the Arabs in banks of the Chelif River, near Chlef (Algeria). During the battle, numerous Arab aristocrats were slaughtered, which led to the conflict being called the "Battle of the Nobles". Zenata Berber chieftain Khalid ibn Hamid al-Zanati led the revolting Berber soldiers.
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