Abbasid civil war of 865–866

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The Abbasid civil war of 865–866 was a brief but intense internal conflict within the Abbasid Caliphate, marked by rival factions vying for control of the caliphal throne and culminating in the consolidation of power under al-Mu'tazz.

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Abbasid civil war of 865–866 canonical 1

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf civil war ⓘ
internal conflict ⓘ
chronologicalPosition occurred during the so-called Anarchy at Samarra ⓘ
conflictScope brief but intense ⓘ
conflictType succession crisis ⓘ
documentedBy al-Tabari ⓘ
linked to: Al-Tabari

later medieval Muslim historians ⓘ
endTime 866 ⓘ
followedBy later Abbasid internal conflicts ⓘ
hasCause military interference in succession ⓘ
rival Abbasid factions ⓘ
struggle for the Abbasid caliphal throne ⓘ
weakness of central caliphal authority ⓘ
hasParticipant Baghdad-based Abbasid elites ⓘ
Samarran military establishment ⓘ
Turkish military commanders of the Abbasid army ⓘ
al-Mu'tazz ⓘ
al-Musta'in ⓘ
historicalPeriod Islamic Golden Age ⓘ
languageOfSources Arabic historical chronicles ⓘ
locatedIn Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
Baghdad ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
mainBelligerent supporters of al-Mu'tazz ⓘ
supporters of al-Musta'in ⓘ
militaryAspect siege operations against Baghdad ⓘ
urban warfare in and around Baghdad ⓘ
partOf history of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
politicalOutcome confirmation of al-Mu'tazz as Abbasid caliph ⓘ
marginalization of rival Abbasid claimants ⓘ
relatedTo Abbasid civil war of 811–813 ⓘ
linked to: Abbasid civil war

Anarchy at Samarra ⓘ
result abdication of al-Musta'in ⓘ
consolidation of power under al-Mu'tazz ⓘ
further weakening of Abbasid central authority ⓘ
victory of al-Mu'tazz ⓘ
significance contributed to long-term decline of Abbasid caliphal power ⓘ
demonstrated dominance of military factions in Abbasid politics ⓘ
intensified political fragmentation of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
startTime 865 ⓘ
temporalContext 9th century ⓘ

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al-Mu'tazz → conflict → Abbasid civil war of 865–866 ⓘ