Battle of Balkh

Battle of Balkh
Date 900 Location Balkh, (present day Afghanistan) Result Samanid victory overthrow of Saffarid dynasty Territorial changes Balkh alongside the remaining cities of Khurasan gets annexed by the Samanids
Belligerents
Samanid Empire	Saffarid dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Isma'il ibn Ahmad	Amr ibn al-Layth  (POW)
Strength
20,000 horsemen[1]	70,000 cavalry[2]
Casualties and losses
Some of the corps were wounded	Very Heavy

The Battle of Balkh took place between the armies of the Samanid Empire under the command of Emir Isma'il ibn Ahmad and Saffarid forces under Emir Amr ibn al-Layth in 900. The Saffarid army was defeated by the Samanid forces, and Amr ibn al-Layth was captured.

The Samanid ruler, Isma'il ibn Ahmad, was sent him in chains to Baghdad, where he was executed in 902, after al-Mu'tadid's death

After the Battle, the Saffarids lost Khorasan and were left with the control of Fars, Kerman and Sistan, which they also lost after a civil war by 912.

References

1. History of Islam (Vol 3) By Akbar Shah Najeebabadi, pg. 330
2. History of Islam (Vol 3) By Akbar Shah Najeebabadi, pg. 330