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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marwanid restoration of Umayyad power | 1 |
| anti-caliphate of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: anti-caliphate of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr Context triple: [Siege of Mecca (683), involves, anti-caliphate of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr]
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Umayyad–Abbasid conflict
The Umayyad–Abbasid conflict was a protracted 8th-century power struggle in the early Islamic world that culminated in the Abbasid overthrow of the Umayyad Caliphate and the establishment of a new ruling dynasty.
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Ridda Wars
The Ridda Wars were a series of military campaigns launched by the early Rashidun Caliphate to suppress apostasy and rebellion in Arabia following the death of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Ikhwan rebellion
The Ikhwan rebellion was a late-1920s uprising by Wahhabi tribal fighters against Ibn Saud’s emerging Saudi state, sparked by opposition to his centralization policies and diplomatic restraints on expansion.
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Abbasid Revolution
The Abbasid Revolution was the mid-8th-century uprising that overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate and established the Abbasid dynasty as the new Islamic ruling power.
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First Fitna
The First Fitna was the first major civil war in early Islamic history, marked by political and religious conflicts over the rightful caliph following the assassination of Uthman and during the caliphate of Ali.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: anti-caliphate of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Umayyad–Abbasid conflict
The Umayyad–Abbasid conflict was a protracted 8th-century power struggle in the early Islamic world that culminated in the Abbasid overthrow of the Umayyad Caliphate and the establishment of a new ruling dynasty.
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B.
Ridda Wars
The Ridda Wars were a series of military campaigns launched by the early Rashidun Caliphate to suppress apostasy and rebellion in Arabia following the death of the Prophet Muhammad.
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C.
Ikhwan rebellion
The Ikhwan rebellion was a late-1920s uprising by Wahhabi tribal fighters against Ibn Saud’s emerging Saudi state, sparked by opposition to his centralization policies and diplomatic restraints on expansion.
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D.
Abbasid Revolution
The Abbasid Revolution was the mid-8th-century uprising that overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate and established the Abbasid dynasty as the new Islamic ruling power.
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E.
First Fitna
The First Fitna was the first major civil war in early Islamic history, marked by political and religious conflicts over the rightful caliph following the assassination of Uthman and during the caliphate of Ali.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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parts of Iraq ⓘ parts of the Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| usedTitle | Caliph ⓘ |
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Subject: anti-caliphate of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr Description of subject: 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.
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