Event
Sack of Mecca: The Qarmatians, led by Abu Tahir al-Jannabi, sack Mecca
11 Jan 930 · 21.42° N, 39.83° E
What the records say
- When
- 11 Jan 930
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 21.42° N, 39.83° E
Placed at the area around the town it links, Mecca.
Summary
Sack of Mecca: The Qarmatians, led by Abu Tahir al-Jannabi, sack Mecca, desecrating the Zamzam Well and carrying off the Black Stone to their homeland in Eastern Arabia.