Battle of Meskiana
| Battle of Meskiana | |||||||||
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| Part of the Muslim conquest of North Africa | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Umayyad Caliphate | Kingdom of the Aurès | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Hasan ibn al-Nu'man | Dihya | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| near 40,000 soldiers | A big army | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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heavy 80 captured | unknown | ||||||||
The Battle of Meskiana occurred in North Africa in 698 between the Umayyad forces of Hassan ibn al-Nu'man and Queen Dihya.