Battle of Sebiba

The Battle of Sebiba is a battle that took place near the Tunisian town of Sebiba in 1065 AD between the tribes of Riah, Zughba, and Banu Sulaym on the one hand and the tribes of Zenata, Sanhaja, and Athbaj on the other hand The result of the battle was a victory for the Arab Tribes.

battle of Sebiba
Part of Hilalian invasion of Ifriqiya
Date 1065 AD Location Sebiba Tunisia Result Arab tribes Victory
Belligerents
Hammadids Zanata Sanhaja	Arab Tribes: Banu Hilal Banu Sulaym Zughba
Commanders and leaders
Nasir ibn Alnas Al-Kasem ibn Alnas Khalifa al-Zanati	Abu Zayd al-Hilali Dhieb bin Ghanim
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
24,000 killed	Unknown

Battle

The battle ended with a crushing victory for the Arab tribes of Banu Riyah, Zaghba and Banu Sulaym against the Berber tribes of Zenata and Sanhaja, where 24 thousand Berbers were killed and the Arabs took all their weapons and money as spoils.

Aftermath

Al-Nasir ibn Alinas, Emir of Bani Hammad Castle, gathered forces to support Athbaj, and Al-Mu'izz ibn Ziri from the Maghrawa tribe and King of Fez came to join him with the Zenata. They took up their positions at Laribus and afterwards. They had an encounter with the wind and the dormouse in Sbiba. In this battle, Al-Mu'izz ibn Ziri abandoned his ally and surrendered, allegedly, to the inspiration of Tamim ibn Al-Mu'izz ibn Badis, Emir of Cairo. This betrayal led to the defeat of Ibn Alinas, who was forced to leave his treasures and camp in front of the Arabs and Zenata after he lost his brother Al-Qasim in the clash.

See also

Battle of Haydaran

Sirat bani Hilal

Char Bouba war

Hilalian invasion of Ifriqiya