What the records say
- When
- Mar 924
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 23.00° N, 46.00° E
- Description
- 924 raid
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
924 Hajj caravan raid
Qarmatian attack in Arabia
In March 924, the Qarmatians of Bahrayn attacked and looted a caravan of Hajj pilgrims making their way back from Mecca to Iraq. The Qarmatians overcame the caravan's armed escort and took many pilgrims prisoner, along with the escort commander, Abu'l-Hayja al-Hamdani, before releasing them for ransom.
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- Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “A group of 1,800 warriors of the Qarmatians of Bahrayn attack and destroy the returning Hajj caravans at al-Habir”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “нападение карматов на караван хаджа”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page