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Zanj Rebellion
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Conflict Middle East

Zanj Rebellion

869 CE – 883 CE · 14 years

One of history's largest slave revolts. Tens of thousands of East African slaves working the salt flats of southern Iraq rose under Ali ibn Muhammad, captured Basra, and established their own state for 14 years before the Abbasids suppressed them.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Zanj (East African slaves)
  • Abbasid Caliphate

Key moments

Defining events in the Zanj Rebellion.

  1. 871 Capture of Basra
  2. 869 Sack of Abadan
  3. 883 Fall of al-Mukhtara

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Image credits 7 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
  • Zanj Rebellion Ro4444 · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Great Pyramid of Giza Douwe C. van der Zee · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Flag of Egypt Derived from Part IV Article (223) of the Constitution of The Arab Republic of Egypt. Col… · Public domain
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  • Flag of Iran (official) SVG file: SiBr 4 Designer: Hamid Nadimi Construction: ISIRI · Public domain
  • Dead Sea لا روسا · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Hadhramaut Jialiang Gao www.peace-on-earth.org [ dead link ] · CC BY-SA 3.0