Battle of Harura

Quand

686 – 687

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

33.00° N, 43.00° E

Description

part of the Second Fitna

Placé sur le pays : la source n’indique pas de lieu plus précis.

Part of the Second Fitna

The Battles of Madhar and Harura and took place in successively in the latter half of 686 in the environs of Basra and Kufa respectively, both in southern Iraq. The battles were fought during the Second Fitna between the forces of Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr, governor of Basra for the Mecca-based Zubayrid Caliphate, and the pro-Alid partisans of Kufa led by Mukhtar al-Thaqafi.

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