battle, medieval

Battle of Haydaran

Name: Battle of Haydaran
Location: Gabès Governorate, Tunisia

Battle of Haydaran was a battle fought in 1052 at Gabès Governorate, in what is now Tunisia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Gabès Governorate. It was part of the Hilalian invasion of Ifriqiya. The recorded result: Decisive Hilalian victory; The road to Kairouan is opened. Recorded strength: 3,000 cavalrymen against 30,000.

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Fought1052

WhereGabès Governorate, Tunisia33.883N, 10.117E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeDecisive Hilalian victory; The road to Kairouan is opened.

BelligerentsBanu HilalagainstZirid dynasty

Casualties and lossesLightandHeavy

Part ofHilalian invasion of Ifriqiya

Where it sits in the Hilalian invasion of Ifriqiya

5 placed engagements of the Hilalian invasion of Ifriqiya in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1052 (year precision)
Place	Gabès Governorate, Tunisia 33.883N, 10.117E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	3,000 cavalrymen	30,000
Casualties and losses	Light	Heavy
Commanders	Al-Mu'izz ibn Badis

Placed at Gabès Governorate; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Wadi Akarit 1943, same recorded site
Battle of Medenine 1943, 33 km SE
Battle of the Mareth Line 1943, 33 km SE
Battle of Djerba 1560, 72 km E
Siege of Djerba 1432, 72 km E

In the same war

Before: Battle of Yawm al-Nahr 1052
After: Battle of al-Musalla 1052
All 5 engagements of Hilalian invasion of Ifriqiya

Elsewhere in 1052

Siege of Pozsony Slovakia
Battle of Llanllieni United Kingdom

Battle of Haydaran is one of 334 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 133 in present-day Tunisia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q108757675, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Haydaran, revision 1370442729, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.