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Second Fitna Territorial Control Map ca 686
original map by Al Ameer son; SVG version by Konstantinos Plakidas · CC BY-SA 4.0
Conflict Middle East

Second Fitna

680 CE – 692 CE · 12 years

A second devastating Islamic civil war after Yazid I's succession. The massacre of Husayn at Karbala (680) became the foundational martyrdom narrative for Shia Islam. The war ended with the Umayyads reasserting control.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Umayyad Caliphate
  • Supporters of Husayn, Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr

Key moments

Defining events in the Second Fitna.

  1. 680 Battle of Karbala
  2. 683 Siege of Mecca
  3. 691 Battle of Maskin

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 680 CE and 692 CE.

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