Basus War

The Basus War is a famous conflict narrative from the corpus of the ayyām al-ʿarab, traditionally dated to late pre-Islamic Arabia and showcasing the rivalry of the tribes of Taghlib and Bakr. In Arabic historical and literary tradition, it is portrayed as a forty-year tribal war triggered by the killing of a camel belonging to a woman named Basus. The story occupies an important place in Arabic literary culture as a famous aphorism warning against vendetta, kin-violence, and escalation.

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625 Invasion of Nejd

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842 — 848 Bugha al-Kabir's campaign in Najd

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Expedition of Abdullah Ibn Unais	military expedition	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Expedition of Abu Bakr As-Siddiq	military expedition	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Expedition of Muhammad ibn Maslamah	military expedition	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Expedition of Qatan	military expedition	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	625	Invasion of Nejd	invasion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	842	Bugha al-Kabir's campaign in Najd	Abbasid Caliphate, Banu Ghatafan, military campaign, Banu Sulaym, Tayy, Banu Numayr	Wikidata
event	war		Basus War	war	Wikidata