Battle of Alexandria (936)

Battle of Alexandria (936)
	Part of Fatimid conquest of Egypt
Date	936
Location	Alexandria
Result	Abbasids victory Expulsion of the Fatimids from Alexandria;
Belligerents
Abbasid Caliphate	Fatimid Caliphate
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid	al-Qa'im (Fatimid caliph)
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Battle of Alexandria (Arabic:الإسكندرية) The battle took place between the Abbasids and the Fatimid and was part of the Fatimid conquest of Egypt and the battle took place in the year 936 and the Abbasids won it

References

Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid, founder of the Ikhshidid dynasty, repelled a Fatimid invasion at Alexandria in 936 and later confronted the Abbasid general Ibn Ra'iq in Syria.^[1]

see aslo

Abbasids

Fatimid conquest of Egypt

Fatimid Caliphate

Alexandria

↑ Meri, Josef W. (2006). Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Routledge. p. 510. ISBN 9780415966900.

[1] Meri, Josef W. (2006). Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Routledge. p. 510. ISBN 9780415966900.

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