Siege of Mecca

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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683 Siege of Mecca

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629 — 630 Conquest of Mecca

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630 Battle of Hunayn

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786 Battle of Fakhkh

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883 Battle of Mecca (883)

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1813 Battle of Mecca

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1916 Battle of Mecca

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1916 Ottoman bombing of Mecca

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1924 Battle of Mecca

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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