What the records say
- When
- 6 Aug 686
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 36.31° N, 43.53° E
- Description
- battle of Khazir, took place in August 686 near the Khazir River in Mosul's eastern environs, in modern-day Iraq
Battle of Khazir
686 battle near Mosul, Iraq
The Battle of Khazir took place in August 686 near the Khazir River in Mosul's eastern environs, in modern-day Iraq. The battle occurred during the Second Fitna between the Syria-based Umayyad Caliphate and the Kufa-based pro-Alid forces under Mukhtar al-Thaqafi. It ended with the Umayyad forces being routed and resulted in the expansion of Mukhtar's rule into the Mosul region.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Khazir in Mosul: Alid forces of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi defeat those of the Umayyad Caliphate”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Persian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “نبرد خازر در موصل: نیروهای علوی به رهبری مختار ثقفی، نیروهای خلافت اموی را شکست میدهند”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page