Tawwabin uprising
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The Tawwabin uprising was an early pro-Alid revolt by Kufan Muslims seeking to atone for failing to support Husayn ibn Ali at Karbala, culminating in their defeat at the Battle of Ayn al-Warda in 685.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kufan revolt
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pro-Alid movement ⓘ revolt ⓘ uprising ⓘ |
| followedBy | revolt of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBattlefield | Ayn al-Warda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Battle of Karbala
NERFINISHED
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Kufans’ failure to support Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ killing of Husayn ibn Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommanderSide | Sulayman ibn Surad al-Khuza‘i NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 685 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | Second Fitna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIdeology |
early Shi‘ism
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pro-Alid loyalty ⓘ |
| hasInitialRallyPoint | Kufa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyEvent | Battle of Ayn al-Warda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeader |
Abd Allah ibn Sa‘d ibn Nufayl
NERFINISHED
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Abd Allah ibn Walin al-Taymi NERFINISHED ⓘ Rifa‘a ibn Shaddad al-Bajali NERFINISHED ⓘ Sulayman ibn Surad al-Khuza‘i NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Musayyab ibn Najaba al-Fazari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
influenced later Shi‘i revolts
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strengthened Shi‘i martyrology ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Ayn al-Warda
NERFINISHED
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Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Kufa NERFINISHED ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
atonement for abandoning Husayn ibn Ali
ⓘ
revenge for Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ support for the Alids ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Arabic word "tawwabin" meaning "penitents" ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
avenge Husayn ibn Ali
ⓘ
fight the killers of Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ seek martyrdom as atonement ⓘ |
| hasOpposingCommander |
Husayn ibn Numayr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
death of most Tawwabin leaders
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defeat of the Tawwabin ⓘ failure to overthrow Umayyad rule ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Kufan Shi‘a
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pro-Alid Muslims ⓘ |
| hasResult | Umayyad victory ⓘ |
| hasSize | several thousand fighters ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | c. 680 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Umayyad Caliphate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umayyad army of Ibn Ziyad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
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