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)
Siege of Mecca (692) → precededBy → earlier siege of Mecca (683) by Umayyad forces ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Mecca (683)
anti-caliphate of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr → notableEvent → siege of Mecca (683) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Mecca (683)
Husayn ibn Numayr al-Sakuni → conflict → siege of Mecca (683) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Mecca (683)
Battle of Harra → hasEffect → Umayyad sack of Medina ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Mecca (683)
Battle of Harra → precedes → Umayyad campaign against Mecca (683 CE) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Mecca (683)