The caliph again advances into the province…

The caliph again advances into the province in January 895: his intended target this time is Hamdan ibn Hamdun, due to the latter's association with Harun and the Kharijites.

After first battling against some tribal Arabs and Kurds in the region, al-Mu'tadid proceeds toward Hamdan's fortress at Mardin.

Hamdan decides to flee and the defenders quickly surrender to the caliph.

Al-Mu'tadid then returns to Mosul and sends an order to Hamdan to submit to him, but when Hamdan ignores the summons he sends his commanders Wasif Mushgir and Nasr al-Qushuri against him.

Hamdan's forces are quickly defeated by Wasif and he himself is compelled to flee; eventually, however, he surrenders to the caliph's forces and is put under guard.