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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instanceOf Kufan revolt
pro-Alid movement
revolt
uprising
followedBy revolt of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi NERFINISHED
hasBattlefield Ayn al-Warda NERFINISHED
hasCause Battle of Karbala NERFINISHED
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
pro-Alid loyalty
hasInitialRallyPoint Kufa NERFINISHED
hasKeyEvent Battle of Ayn al-Warda NERFINISHED
hasLeader Abd Allah ibn Sa‘d ibn Nufayl NERFINISHED
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
strengthened Shi‘i martyrology
hasLocation Ayn al-Warda NERFINISHED
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
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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Battle of Ayn al-Warda (685) hasCause Tawwabin uprising