What the records say
- When
- 865 – 866
- Kind
- Civil war
- Coordinates
- 33.00° N, 43.00° E
- Description
- armed conflict between the rival caliphs al-Musta'in and al-Mu'tazz for control over the Abbasid Caliphate; al-Mu'tazz won, and Al-Musta'in was executed shor…
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Abbasid civil war (865–866)
Muslim internecine conflict, Fifth Fitna
The Abbasid civil war of 865–866, sometimes known as the Fifth Fitna, was an armed conflict during the "Anarchy at Samarra" between the rival caliphs al-Musta'in and al-Mu'tazz, fought to determine who would gain control over the Abbasid Caliphate. The war, which lasted for about a year, largely revolved around a prolonged siege of Baghdad and ended with al-Mu'tazz as sole caliph.
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