battle, medieval

Battle of Manu

Name: Battle of Manu
Location: Sabratha, Libya

Battle of Manu was a battle fought in AD 896 at Sabratha, in what is now Libya. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Sabratha. The recorded result: Aghlabid victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 20,000.

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FoughtAD 896

WhereSabratha, Libya32.793N, 12.488E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeAghlabid victory

BelligerentsAghlabidsagainstNafusa

Casualties and lossesUnknownand12,000 including 400 scholars and jurists

Record

Date	AD 896 (year precision)
Place	Sabratha, Libya 32.793N, 12.488E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	Unknown	20,000
Casualties and losses	Unknown	12,000 including 400 scholars and jurists
Commanders	Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya	Aflah ibn al-Abbs

Placed at Sabratha; 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 the Gulf of Gabes 1943, 41 km W
Battle of Zanzur 1912, 49 km E
Fall of Tripoli 1289, 66 km E
Action of 1 August 1801 1801, 66 km E
Italian invasion of Tripolitania 1912, 66 km E

Elsewhere in AD 896

Battle of Boulgarophygon Turkey
Battle of Southern Buh Ukraine

Battle of Manu is one of 193 engagements of the 9th century in the atlas and one of 72 in present-day Libya.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q116947658, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Manu, revision 1371100843, 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.