Battle of El Jem
| Battle of El Jem | |||||||||
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| Part of the Muslim conquest of North Africa | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Umayyad Caliphate Muslim Berbers | Kingdom of the Aurès | ||||||||
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Hasan ibn al-Nu'man Khalid ibn Yazid al-Qaysi Hilal ibn Tharwan al-Liwati | Dihya | ||||||||
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| 40,000 soldiers | Big Army | ||||||||
The Battle of El Jem was a military engagement fought between the forces of the Umayyad Caliphate and the Berbers of Kingdom of the Aurès. The battle took place near Amphitheatre of El Jem, Tunisia, in 703. The battle resulted in a major victory for the Umayyads and the end of organized Berber resistance to the caliphate.