At a glance
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Sides
Commanders: al-Mustarshid bi'llah al-Fadl ibn al-Mustazhir
Commanders: Dubays ibn Sadaqa al-Mazyadidi
Summary
In early 517 AH the caliph al-Mustarshid bi-llah met Dubays al-Asadi. Dubays had grown arrogant and rebellious and had promised his army that he would plunder Baghdad 1.
The battle
Al-Mustarshid drew his sword that day and stood on a hill. Dubays's force was routed, and many of them were killed. About twenty of the caliph's men were killed. The caliph returned victorious and supported by God. Dubays went off and raided, plundered and killed around Basra 1.
Connections
- Occurred at
- Baghdad
- Had participant
- Dubays ibn Sadaqa al-Mazyadidi
People and things also explored
The Nizamiyya Madrasa of Baghdad· Bayt al-Hikma — the House of Wisdom· The 'Adudi Bimaristan· al-Bimaristan al-Muqtadiri· Bimaristan al-Sayyida· Dar al-'Ilm of Baghdad (Sabur's library)· The Jami' al-Qati'a of Baghdad· The mosque of Qati'at Umm Ja'far
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 533
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Al-Mustarshid's victory over Dubays al-Asadi in 517”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/mustarshid-routs-dubays-517/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.