Treaty of Hasan–Muawiya

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The Treaty of Hasan–Muawiya was a pivotal 7th-century agreement in early Islamic history by which Hasan ibn Ali ceded political authority to Muawiya I, effectively ending a civil conflict and paving the way for the Umayyad Caliphate.

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Label Occurrences
Sulh al-Hasan wa Muawiya 1
Treaty of Hasan–Muawiya canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in early Islamic history ⓘ
peace treaty ⓘ
political agreement ⓘ
after Battle of Siffin ⓘ
arbitration following the Battle of Siffin ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Sulh al-Hasan wa Muawiya ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
chronologyWithin 7th century ⓘ
concludesConflict First Fitna ⓘ
civil war between Hasan ibn Ali’s supporters and Muawiya I’s supporters ⓘ
country Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
describedAs pivotal agreement in early Islamic political history ⓘ
followedBy beginning of Umayyad rule over the Muslim empire ⓘ
rule of Muawiya I as caliph ⓘ
follows First Fitna ⓘ
assassination of Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
hasCause armed conflict between forces of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
dispute over leadership of the Muslim community ⓘ
hasConsequence Hasan ibn Ali’s abdication of political rule ⓘ
recognition of Muawiya I as caliph ⓘ
transfer of de facto caliphal authority to Muawiya I ⓘ
hasEffect consolidation of Muawiya I’s political authority ⓘ
end of civil war between supporters of Ali and Muawiya ⓘ
paving the way for the establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
hasHistoricalRole transition from Rashidun to Umayyad rule ⓘ
hasLocation Iraq ⓘ
Kufa ⓘ
hasParticipant Hasan ibn Ali ⓘ
Muawiya I ⓘ
hasSignatory Hasan ibn Ali ⓘ
Muawiya I ⓘ
hasTopic legitimacy of caliphal authority ⓘ
peaceful resolution of political conflict ⓘ
succession after Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
languageOfWork Arabic (historical sources) ⓘ
mainSubject end of the First Fitna ⓘ
succession to the caliphate ⓘ
pointInTime 661 ⓘ
relatedTo Hasan–Muawiya abdication agreement ⓘ
religionInContext Islam ⓘ
significantFor Sunni–Shia relations ⓘ
history of the caliphate ⓘ
political development of the Umayyad dynasty ⓘ
statedIn Shia historical tradition ⓘ
Sunni historical tradition ⓘ
timePeriod early Islamic period ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hasan ibn Ali → associatedWithEvent → Treaty of Hasan–Muawiya ⓘ
Treaty of Hasan–Muawiya → alsoKnownAs → Sulh al-Hasan wa Muawiya ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Hasan–Muawiya