anti-caliphate of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
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The anti-caliphate of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr was a rival Islamic polity centered in Mecca that challenged Umayyad authority during the Second Fitna in the late 7th century.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marwanid restoration of Umayyad power | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic polity
ⓘ
historical state ⓘ rival caliphate ⓘ |
| basedOn | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredIn | Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedBy | Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedJurisdictionOver | Muslim community ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Fitna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency | early Islamic coinage ⓘ |
| endedBy | Umayyad reconquest of Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endedWith | death of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr ⓘ |
| endTime | 692 ⓘ |
| era | Second Fitna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | death of Yazid I ⓘ |
| governmentType | caliphate ⓘ |
| hadLegitimacyClaim |
descent from Abu Bakr through Asma bint Abi Bakr
ⓘ
support from many in the Hejaz ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 7th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | early Islamic Middle East ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| leader | Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legitimacyContestedBy | Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
Hejaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
siege of Mecca (683)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
siege of Mecca (692) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umayyad general al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Fitna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Umayyad rule in Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| rivalOf | Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | major rival to Umayyad authority during Second Fitna ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 683 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | restored Umayyad control over Mecca ⓘ |
| territoryIncluded |
Hejaz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of Iraq ⓘ parts of the Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| usedTitle | Caliph ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Marwanid restoration of Umayyad power