Battle of al-Harra

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The Battle of al-Harra was a brutal 683 CE clash near Medina in which the Umayyad caliph Yazid I’s forces crushed a Medinan revolt, marking a key episode of violence and repression during the Second Fitna in early Islamic history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
associatedWith Umayyad–Medinan relations ⓘ
history of Medina ⓘ
legitimacy disputes over the caliphate ⓘ
belligerent Ansar and Muhajirun factions in Medina ⓘ
Medinan rebels ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
cause refusal of Medinan notables to recognize Yazid I ⓘ
revolt of Medina against Umayyad rule ⓘ
combatantSide Medinan insurgents ⓘ
Syrian army of the Umayyads ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
commander Abd Allah ibn Hanzala ⓘ
Marwan ibn al-Hakam ⓘ
Muslim ibn Uqba ⓘ
conflict Second Fitna ⓘ
conflictType civil war battle ⓘ
date 63 AH ⓘ
683 ⓘ
followedBy continued phases of the Second Fitna ⓘ
further challenges to Umayyad authority ⓘ
follows accession of Yazid I ⓘ
growing discontent with Umayyad policies ⓘ
hasEffect consolidation of Umayyad control over Medina ⓘ
massacre of Medinan inhabitants ⓘ
pillage of Medina ⓘ
severe repression of Medinan population ⓘ
strengthening of opposition to Yazid I in other regions ⓘ
historicalPeriod Umayyad era ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad Caliphate

early Islamic period ⓘ
locatedIn Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
Hejaz ⓘ
notableFor extreme brutality ⓘ
symbol of Umayyad repression in Islamic historiography ⓘ
use of Syrian troops against Medina ⓘ
opponentOf Yazid I ⓘ
partOf Second Fitna ⓘ
place Medina region ⓘ
linked to: Al Madinah Province

al-Harra ⓘ
near Medina ⓘ
precededBy political tensions in Medina ⓘ
religionContext Islam ⓘ
result Umayyad victory ⓘ
defeat of Medinan revolt ⓘ
underAuthorityOf Caliph Yazid I ⓘ
linked to: Yazid I
yearInGregorianCalendar 683 CE ⓘ
yearInIslamicCalendar 63 AH ⓘ

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Second Fitna → hasPart → Battle of al-Harra ⓘ
Siege of Mecca (683) → precededBy → Battle of al-Harra ⓘ
Battle of Harra → category → Battles of the Second Fitna ⓘ
linked to: Battle of al-Harra
al-Harra → knownFor → Battle of al-Harra ⓘ
al-Harra → conflictOccurredAt → Battle of al-Harra ⓘ
Muslim ibn Uqba → militaryConflict → Battle of al-Harra ⓘ
Abd Allah ibn Hanzala → conflict → Battle of al‑Harrah ⓘ
linked to: Battle of al-Harra
Abd Allah ibn Hanzala → deathEvent → Battle of al‑Harrah ⓘ
linked to: Battle of al-Harra