Fourth Fitna
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The Fourth Fitna was a major early 9th-century Islamic civil war within the Abbasid Caliphate that culminated in al-Ma'mun's victory and consolidation of power.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fourth Fitna canonical | 3 |
| Fourth Muslim civil war | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abbasid civil war
ⓘ
Islamic civil war ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fourth Fitna
ⓘ
surface form:
Fourth Muslim civil war
|
| cause | succession dispute between al-Amin and al-Ma'mun ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | fourth major fitna in Islamic history ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| conflictType | dynastic succession war ⓘ |
| endTime | 827 ⓘ |
| follows | Third Fitna ⓘ |
| hasFollowingEvent |
Arab–Byzantine wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbasid–Byzantine wars (9th century phase)
Zanj Rebellion ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Harun al-Rashid
ⓘ
ibn al-Mahdi ⓘ
surface form:
Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi
Tahir ibn al-Husayn ⓘ al-Amin ⓘ al-Fadl ibn Sahl ⓘ al-Hasan ibn Sahl ⓘ al-Ma'mun ⓘ |
| hasMainBelligerent |
Arab forces loyal to al-Amin
ⓘ
Khurasani forces loyal to al-Ma'mun ⓘ Tahir ibn al-Husayn ⓘ al-Amin ⓘ al-Fadl ibn Sahl ⓘ al-Ma'mun ⓘ |
| hasPrecedingEvent | Third Fitna ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baghdad
ⓘ
Iran ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Khorasan ⓘ
surface form:
Khurasan
|
| mainTheater |
Baghdad
ⓘ
surface form:
Baghdad and its environs
Khurasan and eastern provinces ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
strengthening of provincial autonomy in Khurasan
ⓘ
weakening of central Abbasid authority in some regions ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| precededBy | reign of Harun al-Rashid ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageContext | Arabic ⓘ |
| religionInvolved | Islam ⓘ |
| result |
consolidation of al-Ma'mun's power
ⓘ
temporary dominance of Khurasani elites at the Abbasid court ⓘ victory of al-Ma'mun ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Siege of Baghdad (812–813)
ⓘ
al-Ma'mun's entry into Baghdad ⓘ appointment of Tahir ibn al-Husayn as governor of Khurasan ⓘ assassination of al-Fadl ibn Sahl ⓘ death of Caliph al-Amin ⓘ recognition of al-Ma'mun as caliph in Baghdad ⓘ |
| startTime | 811 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 9th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fourth Muslim civil war