Zirid Expedition to Barghawata

Zirid Expedition to Barghawata
Date	979-981
Location	Morocco
Result	Zirid Victory ; • Successful siege ; • Large number of inhabitants enslaved and taken to Ifriqiya
Belligerents
Zirid Dynasty	Barghawata Confederacy
Commanders and leaders
Buluggin Ibn Ziri	Unknown
Units involved
6,000 Horsemen	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Large number of inhabitants enslaved

The Zirid expedition to Barghawata occurred in 979 and was conducted by the army of Buluggin ibn Ziri to punish Barghawata's sovereign.

Buluggin ibn Ziri had just conquered most of Morocco and then directed his military campaign towards Tamasna, the stronghold of the Barghawata confederacy.^[1]

He emerged victorious from his campaign, successfully enslaving a large number of inhabitants and sending them to Ifriqiya. When his lieutenant paraded the slaves in the streets, the people were shocked, as they had never witnessed such a large number of slaves before.^[2]

References[]

^ Haddadou, Mohand Akli (2000). Le Guide de la culture berbère [The Guide to Berber Culture] (in French). Paris-Méditerranée. p. 93. ISBN 978-2-84272-073-5.
^ Idris, Hady Rodger (1962). La Berbérie Orientale sous les Zirides (tome 1) [Oriental Berberie Under the Zirids] (PDF) (in French). Paris: Adrien-Maisonneuve. pp. 57–58.

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[1] Haddadou, Mohand Akli (2000). Le Guide de la culture berbère [The Guide to Berber Culture] (in French). Paris-Méditerranée. p. 93. ISBN 978-2-84272-073-5.

[2] Idris, Hady Rodger (1962). La Berbérie Orientale sous les Zirides (tome 1) [Oriental Berberie Under the Zirids] (PDF) (in French). Paris: Adrien-Maisonneuve. pp. 57–58.

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