Siege of Mecca
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The siege of Mecca in September–November 683 was one of the early battles of the Second Fitna. The city of Mecca was a sanctuary for Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, who was among the most prominent challengers to the hereditary succession to the Caliphate by Yazid I of the Umayyad dynasty. After nearby Medina, the other holy city of Islam, also rebelled against Yazid, the Umayyad ruler sent an army to subdue the Hejaz. The Umayyad army defeated the Medinans and took the city, but Mecca held out in a month-long siege, during which the Kaaba was damaged by fire. The siege ended when news came of Yazid's sudden death. The Umayyad commander, Husayn ibn Numayr al-Sakuni, after failing to induce Ibn al-Zubayr to return with him to Syria and be recognized as Caliph, departed with his forces. Ibn al-Zubayr remained in Mecca throughout the civil war, but he was nevertheless soon acknowledged as Caliph across most of the Muslim world. It was not until 692 that the Umayyads were able to send another army, which again besieged and captured Mecca, ending the civil war.
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Umayyad Caliphate,
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 1916 | Kingdom of Hejaz | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | Expedition of Khalid ibn al-Walid | military expedition | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | Expedition of Zaid ibn Haritha | military expedition | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 629 | Conquest of Mecca | military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 630 | Battle of Hunayn | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 683 | Siege of Mecca | siege, Umayyad Caliphate | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 692 | Siege of Mecca | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 786 | Battle of Fakhkh | Abbasid Caliphate, Alids, rebellion, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 883 | Battle of Mecca (883) | Abbasid Caliphate, battle, Saffarid dynasty, Tulunids | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1813 | Battle of Mecca | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of Mecca | Ottoman Empire, battle, Kingdom of Hejaz | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Ottoman bombing of Mecca | Ottoman Empire, bombardment, Kingdom of Hejaz | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1924 | Battle of Mecca | battle, conquest | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1409 | Unknown | war, Mamluk Sultanate, Ghamd, Zahran tribe, Sharifate of Mecca | Wikidata |