Map of lower Iraq and al-Ahwaz during the Zanj Rebellion.
Date
October 24, 869
Location
Shaytan canal, near Basra
Result
Zanj victory
Belligerents
Zanj rebels
Abbasid Caliphate
Local Basran militia
Commanders and leaders
'Ali ibn Muhammad 'Ali ibn Aban Zurayq Abu al-Layth al-Isbahani Shibl ibn Salim Husayn al-Hammami
Hammad al-Saji
Strength
At least 1,500
Unknown
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Zanj Rebellion Theaters and battles
Iraq
Barges
Al-Ubulla
Basra
Al-Ahwaz
al-Mukhtara
The Battle of the Barges or Day of the Barges (Arabic: يوم الشذاYawm al-Shadhā)[1] was fought on October 24, 869 near Basra. It was one of the first major engagements of the Zanj Rebellion, taking place less than two months after the outbreak of the revolt.
The battle was the culmination of several weeks of fighting between the Zanj rebels and local defenders in the villages and canals of southern Iraq. A large army of volunteers from the city of Basra that had set out to quell the Zanj was ambushed and defeated by the insurgents. Almost all of the Basran soldiers, together with a number of civilians that had accompanied them, were killed during the fighting. The battle was a major victory for the Zanj, and it forced the Abbasid government to take a more direct role in the campaign against the rebels.
^Al-Tabari, p. 66; Popovic, p. 55. Ibn al-Athir, p. 211, refers to the event as (Arabic: يوم البيداءYawm al-Baydāʾ)
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