Siege of Mecca (683)

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The Siege of Mecca (683) was a pivotal Umayyad assault on the holy city during the Second Fitna, culminating in the bombardment of the Kaaba and the death of the anti-caliph Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr’s key supporters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
event in early Islamic history
siege
alsoKnownAs First Siege of Mecca
associatedWith Umayyad opposition to Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
Yazid I
attacker Syrian army
linked to: Syrian Arab Army

Umayyad Caliphate
cause political and religious conflict during the Second Fitna
refusal of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr to recognize Umayyad caliph Yazid I
chronology early phase of the Second Fitna
commandedBy Husayn ibn Numayr al-Sakuni
conflict Second Fitna
conflictType civil war engagement
country Umayyad Caliphate
date 683
defender Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
supporters of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
era 7th century
early Islamic period
followedBy continued Zubayrid control of Mecca
later Umayyad campaigns against Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
hasLocation Arabian Peninsula
Hejaz
Kaaba
Mecca
hasParticipant Meccan defenders
Syrian army
linked to: Syrian Arab Army

Umayyad Caliphate
supporters of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
historicalSignificance contributed to delegitimization of Umayyad rule among some contemporaries
first major damage to the Kaaba in Islamic history
strengthened Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr’s claim among some Muslims
involves anti-caliphate of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
notableAspect bombardment of the Kaaba
fighting in the vicinity of Islam’s holiest sanctuary
opposedBy Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
partOf Second Fitna
precededBy Battle of al-Harra
religiousContext Islam
result Umayyad withdrawal
damage to the Kaaba
death of several key supporters of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
survival of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr’s rule in Mecca
target Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr’s stronghold in Mecca
usedWeapon catapults
stone projectiles

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Second Fitna hasPart Siege of Mecca (683)
Second Fitna hasPart Siege of Mecca (692)
linked to: Siege of Mecca (683)
Siege of Mecca (683) alsoKnownAs First Siege of Mecca
linked to: Siege of Mecca (683)