Sack of Basra (923)

Sack of Basra (923)
Part of the wars between the Qarmatians and the Abbasid Caliphate

Map of the Qarmatians in yellow.Including Basra,the region in Iraq that was invaded by the Qarmatians.
Date11–28 August 923
Location
Basra, Abbasid Caliphate
Result

Qarmatian victory

  • Basra looted and mass killing and enslavement of civilians
Belligerents
Qarmatians of Bahrayn Abbasid Caliphate
Commanders and leaders
Abu Tahir al-Jannabi Sabuk al-Muflihi †
Strength
1,700 Unknown

The Sack of Basra was the capture and looting of the Abbasid city of Basra by the Qarmatians of Bahrayn, and took place in August 923. It was the first of a series of Qarmatian attacks, that culminated in an invasion of Iraq in 927–928.

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