Battle of Hama (903)

BelligerentsAbbasid Caliphate
Banu Shayban
Banu Tamim "Fatimid" pro-Isma'ili rebelsCommanders and leadersMuhammad ibn Sulayman al-Katib
al-Husayn ibn Hamdan
Ali ibn Aziz al-DinYahya ibn Zakarawayh†
Zakarawayh ibn Mihrawayh†
almubashir bin al-Nu'man  †
Al-Husayn ibn ZakarawayhStrength Unknown 4,900 cavalry
3,000 infantryCasualties and losses Unknown Very heavy; many killed
Over 1,100 horses captured

The Battle of Hama was fought some 24 km (15 mi) from the city of Hama in Syria on 29 November 903 between the forces of the Abbasid Caliphate and pro-Isma'iliBedouin (called "Fatimids" or "Qarmatians"). The Abbasids were victorious, resulting in the capture and execution of the Isma'ili leadership. This removed the Isma'ili presence in northern Syria, and was followed by the suppression of another revolt in Iraq in 906. More importantly, it paved the way for the Abbasid attack on the autonomous Tulunid dynasty and the reincorporation of the Tulunid domains in southern Syria and Egypt into the Abbasid Caliphate.