Battle of Nahrawan

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The Battle of Nahrawan was a pivotal 7th-century conflict in early Islamic history in which Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib’s forces crushed the Kharijite rebels near the Nahrawan Canal in present-day Iraq.

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Battle of Nahrawan canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
approximateStrengthAliForces several thousand troops ⓘ
approximateStrengthKharijites around 4,000 fighters ⓘ
associatedWith Kufa ⓘ
belligerent Kharijite rebels ⓘ
Rashidun Caliphate under Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
linked to: Rashidun Caliphate
casualtiesAliForces relatively low ⓘ
casualtiesKharijites very high ⓘ
combatant Kharijites ⓘ
linked to: Kharijism

forces of Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
commander Abd Allah ibn Wahb al-Rasibi ⓘ
Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
conflict First Fitna ⓘ
date 38 AH ⓘ
658 ⓘ
658 CE ⓘ
followedBy assassination of Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
continued Kharijite insurgency ⓘ
hasCause dispute over arbitration after the Battle of Siffin ⓘ
rebellion of Kharijites against Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
historicalSignificance important precedent for dealing with internal rebellion in early Islam ⓘ
key event in the consolidation of Ali’s authority ⓘ
major episode in the history of the Kharijite movement ⓘ
involves Kharijite secession from Ali’s camp ⓘ
suppression of religious-political dissent ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources Arabic ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Iraq ⓘ
notableFor demonstration of Ali’s military leadership ⓘ
near annihilation of the Kharijite army ⓘ
pivotal role in shaping Kharijite identity ⓘ
opponentOf Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
Kharijites ⓘ
linked to: Kharijism
partOf First Fitna ⓘ
early Islamic civil wars ⓘ
place Nahrawan Canal ⓘ
near Nahrawan, Iraq ⓘ
present-day Iraq ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Siffin ⓘ
recordedIn Islamic historical chronicles ⓘ
hadith and early Islamic historiography ⓘ
religiousContext Sunni–Shia historical narrative ⓘ
early Islamic history ⓘ
result decisive victory for Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
defeat of the Kharijites ⓘ
strategicLocation near the Nahrawan Canal ⓘ
timePeriod 7th century ⓘ
Rashidun Caliphate era ⓘ
linked to: Rashidun Caliphate

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Kharijism → notableBattle → Battle of Nahrawan ⓘ
First Fitna → hasPart → Battle of Nahrawan ⓘ
Battle of Siffin → followedBy → Battle of Nahrawan ⓘ
Islamic civil wars → hasComponentConflict → Battle of Nahrawan ⓘ