What the records say
- When
- Aug 812 – 2 Oct 813
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 33.35° N, 44.42° E
- Description
- siege of Baghdad during the Fourth Fitna
Siege of Baghdad (812–813)
Part of the Fourth Fitna (Muslim Civil War)
The siege of Baghdad Arabic: حِصَارُ بَغْدَاد, romanized: Ḥiṣāru Baghdād was a part of a civil war between al-Amin and al-Ma'mun for the Abbasid Caliphate of Baghdad. The siege lasted from August 812 until September 813. The siege is described by Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari in his History of the Prophets and Kings.
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