Abbasid civil war of 865–866

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The Abbasid civil war of 865–866 was a brief but intense internal conflict within the Abbasid Caliphate, marked by rival factions vying for control of the caliphal throne and culminating in the consolidation of power under al-Mu'tazz.

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Abbasid civil war of 865–866 canonical 1

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instanceOf civil war
internal conflict
chronologicalPosition occurred during the so-called Anarchy at Samarra
conflictScope brief but intense
conflictType succession crisis
documentedBy al-Tabari NERFINISHED
later medieval Muslim historians
endTime 866
followedBy later Abbasid internal conflicts
hasCause military interference in succession
rival Abbasid factions
struggle for the Abbasid caliphal throne
weakness of central caliphal authority
hasParticipant Baghdad-based Abbasid elites
Samarran military establishment NERFINISHED
Turkish military commanders of the Abbasid army
al-Mu'tazz NERFINISHED
al-Musta'in NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED
languageOfSources Arabic historical chronicles
locatedIn Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED
Baghdad NERFINISHED
Iraq NERFINISHED
mainBelligerent supporters of al-Mu'tazz
supporters of al-Musta'in
militaryAspect siege operations against Baghdad
urban warfare in and around Baghdad
partOf history of the Abbasid Caliphate
politicalOutcome confirmation of al-Mu'tazz as Abbasid caliph
marginalization of rival Abbasid claimants
relatedTo Abbasid civil war of 811–813 NERFINISHED
Anarchy at Samarra NERFINISHED
result abdication of al-Musta'in
consolidation of power under al-Mu'tazz
further weakening of Abbasid central authority
victory of al-Mu'tazz
significance contributed to long-term decline of Abbasid caliphal power
demonstrated dominance of military factions in Abbasid politics
intensified political fragmentation of the Abbasid Caliphate
startTime 865
temporalContext 9th century

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al-Mu'tazz conflict Abbasid civil war of 865–866