Battle of er-Rias

Battle of er Rias
Part of Siege of Béjaïa (1326-1329)
Date1329
Location
er-Rias, Mermadjenna
Result Zayyanid Victory
Belligerents
Hafsid Dynasty Kingdom of Tlemcen
Commanders and leaders
Abu Yahya Abu Bakr II Yahya Ibn Moussa
Mohamed Ibn Abu Amran
Omar Ibn Hamza
Units involved
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of er-Rias took place in 1329, in er-Rias near a town named Mermadjenna in the land of the Hawwars.[1] It was fought between the troops of the Hafsid caliph, Abu Yahya Abu Bakr, and the army of the Zayanid sultan, Abu Tashfîn, commanded by Yahya Ibn Moussa and Omar Ibn Hamza (leader of the nomadic tribes of Ifriqiya) as well as the Hafsid prince Mohamed Ibn Abu Umran, who had been the governor of Tripoli. The prince was declared caliph of the Hafsids and the army marched east.

Battle

After having had time to prepare his soldiers, Abu Yahya Abu Bakr set out to intercept Abu Tashfîn's army. The two armies faced each other in er-Rias in the land of the Hawwars. Abu Tashfîn's army feinted a retreat to lure the Hafsid army into mountainous terrain, where they could take advantage of their position.[2] Arab contingents of the Hafsid army joined the Ziyanids, contributing to their victory.[1][2]

Consequences

The Hafsid sultan was wounded during the battle, and the women of his family and his two sons, Ahmed and Omar, fell into the hands of the Ziyanids and were sent to Tlemcen. Abu Yahya took refuge in Constantine,[2][3] or Annaba.[1] Following this victory, the Ziyands marched on Tunis and occupied it.

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References

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