Aisha’s march to Basra

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Aisha’s march to Basra was a pivotal early Islamic military and political campaign led by the Prophet Muhammad’s widow Aisha against Caliph Ali’s rule, culminating in the Battle of the Camel during the First Fitna.

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instanceOf event in early Islamic history
military campaign
political campaign
chronologicallyPrecedes Battle of the Camel NERFINISHED
culminatedIn Battle of the Camel NERFINISHED
hasCause demand for retribution for the assassination of Caliph Uthman
dispute over the legitimacy of Ali’s caliphate
hasContext First Fitna NERFINISHED
hasLeader Aisha bint Abi Bakr NERFINISHED
hasLocation Basra NERFINISHED
Iraq NERFINISHED
hasOpponent Ali ibn Abi Talib NERFINISHED
supporters of Ali ibn Abi Talib
hasOutcome Battle of the Camel NERFINISHED
hasParticipant Aisha bint Abi Bakr NERFINISHED
Al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam NERFINISHED
Talha ibn Ubayd Allah NERFINISHED
hasPoliticalContext succession crisis after the assassination of Uthman
hasPoliticalFigure Al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam NERFINISHED
Ali ibn Abi Talib NERFINISHED
Talha ibn Ubayd Allah NERFINISHED
hasReligiousContext Sunni–Shia split
hasReligiousFigure Aisha bint Abi Bakr NERFINISHED
hasTimePeriod 7th century CE
First century AH
involves mobilization of forces from the Hijaz toward Basra
partOf First Fitna NERFINISHED
relatedTo Battle of the Camel NERFINISHED
Caliphate of Ali ibn Abi Talib NERFINISHED
First Fitna NERFINISHED

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First Fitna significantEvent Aisha’s march to Basra