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The battle of the horn valley occured in Horn valley (وادي القرن in arabic, Wadi Al-qarn) between the army of Emir melhem (emir of the maan dynasty) and the yemeni leader Ali alam al-din in 1653 after the ongoing conflict of who will lead the emirate, which ended in emir melhem's victory and the injury of ali alam al-din. After the battle, ali alam al-din fled to syria

Battle of the horn valley
Date1654
Location
وادي القرن
Result maanid victory • ali alam al-din injured severely
Belligerents
Maan dynasty yemeni tribe
Commanders and leaders
Emir melhem ali alam al-din
Strength
unknown unknown
Casualties and losses
unknown/mild unknown/heavy

Background: After the death of fakhreddine ii, tbe yemeni tribe took control of the emirate and placed ali alam al-din as the emir which led to alot of problems, after that, melhem took control of the emirate

Aftermath: After the battle and the victory of melhem, ali alam al-din was severely injured and had to flee to Damascus, thus escaping from melhem and getting treated

References: Habib publishers history book 8th year page 44 title "battle of the horn valley"

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