Battle of Karbala
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battle-of-karbala-224-1525084
title:
Battle of Karbala
text:
The Battle of Karbala was fought on 10 October 680 between the army of the second Umayyad caliph Yazid I (r. 680–683) and a small army led by Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, at Karbala, Sawad. Prior to his death, the Umayyad caliph Mu'awiya I (r. 661–680) had nominated his son Yazid as his successor. Yazid's nomination was contested by the sons of a few prominent companions of Muhammad, including Husayn, son of the fourth caliph Ali, and Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, son
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description:
Battle in 680 between Umar ibn Sa'd and Husayn ibn Ali
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Karbala
date created:
2003-12-15T10:01:05Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T08:11:34Z
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