| Conflict: | Battle of Balkh |
| Date: | 900 |
| Place: | Balkh, (present day Afghanistan) |
| Result: | Samanid victory |
| Territory: | Balkh alongside the remaining cities of Khurasan gets annexed by the Samanids |
| Combatant1: | Samanid Empire |
| Combatant2: | Saffarid dynasty |
| Commander1: | Isma'il ibn Ahmad |
| Commander2: | Unknown |
| Strength1: | 20,000 horsemen[1] |
| Strength2: | 70,000 cavalry[2] |
| Casualties1: | Unknown |
| Casualties2: | Unknown |
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.