Battle of Manu

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the Battle of Manu was a major battle that was fought in early May 896 near the fort of Manu (Ad Ammonem site, modern Mellita 24 km west of Sabratha, Libya) between the forces of the Aghlabid Emir Ibrahim II and the forces of the Nafusa tribe.[1][3][2][4][5][6]

Date3 or 4 May 896
Location
Manu, (present-day Libya)
Result Aghlabid victory
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Battle of Manu
Date3 or 4 May 896
Location
Manu, (present-day Libya)
Result Aghlabid victory
Belligerents
Aghlabids Nafusa
Commanders and leaders
Ibrahim II Aflah ibn al-Abbs[1][2]
Strength
Unknown 20,000[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown 12,000 including 400 scholars and jurists[1]
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Aftermath

After the battle, the Aghlabids attacked Qantrara, a city and a Rustamid locality located in the vicinity of Nefta and later attacked Nafzawa.[1][3] In August–September 897, Ibrahim's son Abu l-'Abbas returned and attacked the Nafusa.[1][3] Its in these campaign where around 300 or 500 inhabitants including 80 scholars were imprisoned and brought back to Ifriqiya where they were massacred and gruesomely executed by Ibrahim.[1][3]

The disaster at Manu marked the end of Rustamid rule over Jebal Nafusa[2] as the Nafusa deposed their Rustamid governor Aflah ibn al-Abbas and replaced him by his cousin who himself was later replaced by Aflah. In the years following the defeat at Manu, Abdallah ibn al-hayr became the Hakim of Jebel Nafusa.[1][7]

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