Third Fitna
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The Third Fitna was a late 8th-century Islamic civil war marked by intense internal conflict and rival claimants to the caliphate that contributed to the weakening and eventual downfall of the Umayyad dynasty.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Third Fitna canonical | 11 |
| Third Muslim Civil War | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic civil war
ⓘ
civil war ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Third Fitna
ⓘ
surface form:
Third Muslim Civil War
|
| describedBySource |
medieval Arabic chronicles
ⓘ
modern Islamic historiography ⓘ |
| endTime | 750 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Abbasid Revolution ⓘ |
| follows | Second Fitna ⓘ |
| hasCause |
opposition to Umayyad rule
ⓘ
succession disputes in the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ tribal rivalries between Qays and Kalb factions ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
downfall of the Umayyad dynasty in the East
ⓘ
massive casualties and devastation in Syria and Iraq ⓘ political fragmentation of the Caliphate ⓘ rise of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ transfer of the caliphal capital from Damascus to Kufa and then Baghdad under the Abbasids ⓘ weakening of central Umayyad authority ⓘ |
| hasMainParticipants |
Abbasid Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbasid movement
Arab tribal factions ⓘ Kharijism ⓘ
surface form:
Kharijites
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ supporters of Marwan II ⓘ supporters of the Abbasid family ⓘ |
| location |
Armenia
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ Jazira ⓘ Khorasan ⓘ Syria ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Abbasid forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbasid revolutionary forces
Kharijite rebels ⓘ supporters of Marwan II ⓘ |
| partOf | Umayyad–Abbasid conflict ⓘ |
| religionInvolved | Islam ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Abbasid uprising in Khorasan
ⓘ
Battle of the Zab ⓘ accession of Marwan II ⓘ accession of Yazid III ⓘ brief reign of Ibrahim ibn al-Walid ⓘ capture of Damascus by Abbasid forces ⓘ flight and death of Marwan II ⓘ massacre of Umayyad family members ⓘ overthrow of Caliph al-Walid II ⓘ proclamation of Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah as caliph ⓘ |
| startTime | 744 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 8th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Third Muslim Civil War