Battle of Harra
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The Battle of Harra was an infamous 683 CE Umayyad assault on Medina in which the caliph Yazid I’s forces brutally crushed local opposition, marking a major early crisis in Islamic history.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Harra canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Medinan Ansar NERFINISHED ⓘ Yazid I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving the Umayyad Caliphate
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Battles of the Second Fitna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
political and religious opposition to Umayyad policies
ⓘ
refusal of Medinans to acknowledge Yazid I as caliph ⓘ revolt of Medina against Umayyad rule ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | occurred after Battle of Karbala ⓘ |
| combatant |
Ansar and Medinan supporters of Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr
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Medinan opposition ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Husayn ibn Numayr al-Sakuni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muslim ibn Uqba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | civil war episode ⓘ |
| date |
63 AH
ⓘ
683 CE ⓘ |
| describedAs | major early crisis in Islamic history ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Umayyad sack of Medina
NERFINISHED
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consolidation of Umayyad control over Hijaz in short term ⓘ mass killing of Medinan inhabitants ⓘ strengthening of opposition to Yazid I elsewhere ⓘ trauma and resentment among Medinans ⓘ widespread looting in Medina ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Umayyad period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | city of the Prophet (Medina) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Harra plain near Medina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brutal repression of a holy city
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long-term damage to Umayyad legitimacy ⓘ use of Syrian troops against Medinan Muslims ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Yazid I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Abdullah ibn Hanzala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Abdullah ibn Mutīʿ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Fitna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorSide | Umayyad Syrian army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place |
Arabian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
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Hejaz NERFINISHED ⓘ Medina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Umayyad campaign against Mecca (683 CE) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | early Islamic historiography ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Battle of Karbala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islamic history ⓘ |
| result |
Umayyad victory
ⓘ
defeat of Medinan rebels ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf | Caliph Yazid I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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