Fourth Fitna

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The Fourth Fitna, Fourth Muslim Civil War, or Great Abbasid Civil War resulted from the conflict between the brothers al-Amin and al-Ma'mun over the succession to the throne of the Abbasid Caliphate. Their father, Caliph Harun al-Rashid, had named al-Amin as the first successor, but had also named al-Ma'mun as the second, with Khurasan granted to him as an appanage. Later a third son, al-Qasim, was designated as third successor. After Harun died in 809, al-Amin succeeded him in Baghdad. Encouraged by the Baghdad court, al-Amin began trying to subvert the autonomous status of Khurasan, and al-Qasim was quickly sidelined. In response, al-Ma'mun sought the support of the provincial élites of Khurasan and made moves to assert his own autonomy. As the rift between the two brothers and their respective camps widened, al-Amin declared his own son Musa as his heir and assembled a large army. In 811, al-Amin's troops marched against Khurasan, but al-Ma'mun's general Tahir ibn Husayn defeated them in the Battle of Ray, and then invaded Iraq and besieged Baghdad itself. The city fell after a year, al-Amin was executed, and al-Ma'mun became Caliph.

811 — 819  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Abbasid Civil War; Great Abbasid Civil War
civil war, Harthama ibn A'yan, Nasr ibn Shabath al-Uqayli, al-Maʾmun, Al-Fadl ibn Sahl, Al-Amin, Abdallah ibn Tahir al-Khurasani, Babak Khorramdin, Al-Hasan ibn Sahl, Tahir ibn Husayn, Ali ibn Isa ibn Mahan, Muhammad ibn Yazid al-Muhallabi, Abbasid Caliphate, 

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811 — 819 Fourth Fitna
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812 — 813 Siege of Baghdad
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2004 — 2008 Siege of Sadr City
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The victory of Maʿmun over Amin, folio from a manuscript of Nigaristan, Iran, probably Shiraz, dated 1573-74The victory of Maʿmun over Amin, folio from a manuscript of Nigaristan, Iran, probably Shiraz, dated 1573-74
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    arearegion1920Mandatory IraqWikidata
    arearegion1921Kingdom of IraqWikidata
    arearegion1958UnknownWikidata
    arearegion1968Ba'athist IraqWikidata
    arearegion2003Coalition Provisional AuthorityWikidata
    eventarmed conflictBattle of YoussoufiyabattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflictBekir Subaşı incidentrebellionWikidata
    eventarmed conflictBombing of Amiriya's shelterbombardmentWikidata
    eventarmed conflict400Battle of CunaxabattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict633Battle of HusaydSasanian Empire, battle, Rashidun CaliphateWikidata
    eventarmed conflict812Siege of Baghdadal-Maʾmun, Al-Amin, siegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict932Battle of BaghdadAbbasid Caliphate, battle, Mu'nis al-KhadimWikidata
    eventarmed conflict946Battle of BaghdadBuyid dynasty, Hamdanid dynasty, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1136Siege of Baghdad (1136)Abbasid Caliphate, siege, Seljuk EmpireWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1157Siege of Baghdad (1157)Abbasid Caliphate, Zengid dynasty, Seljuk Empire, siegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1258Siege of BaghdadAbbasid Caliphate, Kingdom of Georgia, battle, Ilkhanate, siege, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, sackWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1401Siege of Baghdadsiege, Timurid Empire, Jalayirid SultanateWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1508Capture of Baghdadbattle, Aq Qoyunlu, Safavid IranWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1524Capture of Baghdadbattle, Kalhure, Safavid IranWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1534Capture of BaghdadOttoman Empire, siege, Safavid IranWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1624Capture of Baghdad (1624)Ottoman Empire, battle, Safavid IranWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1625Siege of BaghdadOttoman Empire, siege, Safavid IranWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1630Siege of BaghdadOttoman Empire, siege, Safavid IranWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1638Capture of Baghdad (1638)Ottoman Empire, siege, Safavid IranWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1733Siege of Baghdad (1733)Ottoman Empire, siege, Safavid IranWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1821Siege of BaghdadOttoman Empire, siege, Qajar IranWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1917Samarrah OffensiveoffensiveWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1918Battle of SharqatBritish Empire, Ottoman Empire, battle, Assyrian volunteersWikidata
    eventarmed conflict19351935–1936 Iraqi Shia revoltsrebellionWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1948Al-Wathbah uprisingrebellionWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1980Operation Scorch Swordbattle, military operationWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1981Operation OperaairstrikeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1991Amiriyah shelter bombingairstrike, massacreWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2003Battle of BaghdadUnited States, Iraq, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2004Siege of Sadr CitysiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2004Haifa Street helicopter incidentarmed conflictWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2004Operation Plymouth RockUnited States, battle, military operationWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2005Battle of Abu GhraibbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2007Battle of Haifa StreetUnited States, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2007July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrikeairstrikeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2007Operation Imposing LawbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2020assassination of Qasem Soleimanitargeted killing, drone warfare, missile strike, assassinationWikidata
    eventarmed conflict20202020 Camp Taji attacksmissile strikeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict20212021 Baghdad clashesarmed conflictWikidata
    eventarmed conflict20222022 Iraq parliament attackprotest, armed conflictWikidata
    eventwar238War of the Brotherscivil warWikidata
    eventwar1941Anglo-Iraqi WarUnited Kingdom, war, Australia, Nazi Germany, Kingdom of Iraq, Kingdom of Italy, Kingdom of Greece, Dominion of New Zealand, 'Abd al-IlahWikidata
    organisationarms industryState Company for Military Industriesarms industry, business, enterpriseWikidata
    commonsimageThe victory of Maʿmun over Amin, folio from a manuscript of Nigaristan, Iran, probably Shiraz, dated 1573-74 Commons
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