Harun and Hamdan, leaders of the Kharaijite…
892 CE
Harun and Hamdan, leaders of the Kharaijite rebellion, enter into an alliance with the inhabitants of Mosul around 892 after the latter had rebelled against their governor and expelled his deputy from the city.
The deputy turns to the Banu Shayban for assistance, prompting them to enter the district in force.
Harun, Hamdan, and a number of Mosuli volunteers band together to fight the Shaybanis and expel them from the region.
The two sides meet in the vicinity of the city, and after engaging each other in battle the Mosulis win an initial victory.
The Shaybanis, however, regroup and return to the battlefield; the Mosulis, who had taken to looting after the engagement, are caught by surprise.
Many of them are killed and the Shaybanis win the battle.