| Battle of Tabarka | |||||||||
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| Part of the Muslim conquest of North Africa | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Umayyad Caliphate | Berber tribes | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Hasan ibn al-Nu'man | Dihya † | ||||||||
The Battle of Tabarka was a military engagement fought between the forces of the Umayyad Caliphate and Dihya, a Berber queen. The battle took place near the city of Tabarka, Tunisia, in either 701, 702 or 703 AD. The battle resulted in a major victory for the Umayyads and the end of organized Berber resistance to the caliphate.