Battle of Siffin
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battle-of-siffin-182-5349742
title:
Battle of Siffin
text:
The Battle of Siffin was fought in 657 CE between the fourth Rashidun caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib and the rebellious governor of Syria Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan. The battle is named after its location Siffin on the banks of the Euphrates. The fighting stopped after the Syrians called for arbitration to escape defeat, to which Ali agreed under pressure from some of his troops. The arbitration process ended inconclusively in 658 though it strengthened the Syrians' support for Mu'awiya and weakened the
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657 battle of the First Fitna
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Siffin
date created:
2005-10-31T02:36:57Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T07:21:33Z
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