Internal wars · 683
Battle of Harra
Madinah had renounced Yazid. The city was defeated and plundered for three days.
Key facts
- When
- 683
- Where
- Madinah
- Sides
- Umayyad army vs the people of Madinah
- Commanders
- Muslim ibn Uqba vs Abdullah ibn Hanzala
- Result
- Umayyad victory
- Type
- Internal wars
- Chapter
- 2. The Umayyads
The wider picture: The Umayyads of Damascus
Muawiya ruled from Damascus and named his son Yazid as heir, the first time the caliphate passed from father to son. Karbala followed in 680. Then came the largest expansion in Islamic history: Spain in 711, Sindh in 712 and Central Asia up to the Syr Darya.
More internal wars battles
- Battle of Yamama632
- Battle of the Camel (Jamal)656
- Battle of Siffin657
- Battle of Nahrawan658
- Battle of Karbala680
- Battle of Marj Rahit684
- Sieges of Makkah683, 692
- Battle of the Zab750
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