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The Battle of Dayr al-‘Aqul (, ) was fought on April 8, 876 between forces of the Saffarid amir Ya'qub ibn Laith and the Abbasid Caliphate. Taking place some 80 km southeast (downstream) of Baghdad, the battle ended in a decisive victory for the Abbasids, forcing Ya`qub to halt his advance into Iraq.

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  • Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul
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  • The Battle of Dayr al-‘Aqul (, ) was fought on April 8, 876 between forces of the Saffarid amir Ya'qub ibn Laith and the Abbasid Caliphate. Taking place some 80 km southeast (downstream) of Baghdad, the battle ended in a decisive victory for the Abbasids, forcing Ya`qub to halt his advance into Iraq.
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  • Around 10,000
  • >10,000
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Date
  • 0876-04-08(xsd:date)
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Result
  • Decisive Abbasid victory
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Place
  • Istarband, near Dayr al-`Aqul on the Tigris, present-day Iraq
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  • Battle of Dayr al-‘Aqul
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  • The Battle of Dayr al-‘Aqul (, ) was fought on April 8, 876 between forces of the Saffarid amir Ya'qub ibn Laith and the Abbasid Caliphate. Taking place some 80 km southeast (downstream) of Baghdad, the battle ended in a decisive victory for the Abbasids, forcing Ya`qub to halt his advance into Iraq. The town of (literally "monastery at the river-bend", from a Syriac ʿ "bend") was the main town of the fertile district (ṭassūj) in central Nahrawan, making it the most important town on the Tigris between Baghdad and Wasit. The battle itself took place near a village of the town's district, called Istarband, between Dayr al-`Aqul itself and Sib Bani Kuma.
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