Battle of al-Mada'in

Battle of al-Mada'in
	; Iraq in the 9th/10th centuries
Date	16–19 August 942
Location	south of al-Mada'in, modern-day Iraq
Result	Hamdanid victory
Belligerents
Hamdanid emirate of Mosul	Baridis of Basra
Commanders and leaders
Sayf al-Dawla; Tuzun; Khajkhaj	Abu'l-Husayn al-Baridi
Casualties and losses
Heavy	Heavy

The Battle of al-Mada'in was fought near al-Mada'in in central Iraq between the armies of the Hamdanids and the Baridis, for control over Baghdad, the capital and seat of the Abbasid Caliphate, that was around 22 kilometres (14 mi) away and then under control of the Hamdanids. In a fiercely contested battle over four days (16–19 August 942) that cost both sides many casualties, the Hamdanid army prevailed. They were too exhausted to pursue, however, which allowed the Baridis to withdraw to Wasit and then Basra.