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People: Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun
Topic: Sahel: Famine of 1968-72

The Abbasid troops hold Fustat; the Fatimids’ …

Years: 915 - 915

The Abbasid troops hold Fustat; the Fatimids’ Berber cavalry suffers heavy losses from the Turkish archers.

The campaign into Egypt falters against the resistance of the Abbasids, with heavy casualties.

Al-Qa'im and Husaba are forced to withdraw with their forces to Ifriqiya.