Battle of Hama

Battle of Hama
Date	29 November 903
Location	near Hama, Syria
Result	Decisive Abbasid victory Elimination of the "Fatimid" Bedouin from the western Syrian Desert; Opening of the way for the reconquest of Tulunid Egypt;
Belligerents
Abbasid Caliphate; Banu Shayban; Banu Tamim	"Fatimid" pro-Isma'ili rebels
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Katib; al-Husayn ibn Hamdan	Several
Strength
Unknown	4,900 cavalry; 3,000 infantry
Casualties 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'ili Bedouin (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.