Fourth Fitna
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The Fourth Fitna was a major early 9th-century Islamic civil war within the Abbasid Caliphate that culminated in al-Ma'mun's victory and consolidation of power.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fourth Fitna canonical | 3 |
| Fourth Muslim civil war | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2291205 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Fourth Fitna Context triple: [al-Ma'mun, cameToPowerAfter, Fourth Fitna]
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Third Fitna
The Third Fitna was a late 8th-century Islamic civil war marked by intense internal conflict and rival claimants to the caliphate that contributed to the weakening and eventual downfall of the Umayyad dynasty.
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Second Fitna
The Second Fitna was a major early Islamic civil war (c. 680–692 CE) marked by rival caliphal claims, including those of Husayn ibn Ali and Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, that challenged and ultimately shaped Umayyad rule.
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First Fitna
The First Fitna was the first major civil war in early Islamic history, marked by political and religious conflicts over the rightful caliph following the assassination of Uthman and during the caliphate of Ali.
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Ridda Wars
The Ridda Wars were a series of military campaigns launched by the early Rashidun Caliphate to suppress apostasy and rebellion in Arabia following the death of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Ramadan War
The Ramadan War, more widely known as the Yom Kippur War, was the 1973 conflict in which Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel during a major religious holiday, leading to a pivotal Arab-Israeli war.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Fourth Fitna Target entity description: The Fourth Fitna was a major early 9th-century Islamic civil war within the Abbasid Caliphate that culminated in al-Ma'mun's victory and consolidation of power.
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A.
Third Fitna
The Third Fitna was a late 8th-century Islamic civil war marked by intense internal conflict and rival claimants to the caliphate that contributed to the weakening and eventual downfall of the Umayyad dynasty.
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B.
Second Fitna
The Second Fitna was a major early Islamic civil war (c. 680–692 CE) marked by rival caliphal claims, including those of Husayn ibn Ali and Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, that challenged and ultimately shaped Umayyad rule.
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C.
First Fitna
The First Fitna was the first major civil war in early Islamic history, marked by political and religious conflicts over the rightful caliph following the assassination of Uthman and during the caliphate of Ali.
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D.
Ridda Wars
The Ridda Wars were a series of military campaigns launched by the early Rashidun Caliphate to suppress apostasy and rebellion in Arabia following the death of the Prophet Muhammad.
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E.
Ramadan War
The Ramadan War, more widely known as the Yom Kippur War, was the 1973 conflict in which Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel during a major religious holiday, leading to a pivotal Arab-Israeli war.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abbasid civil war
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Islamic civil war ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fourth Fitna
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surface form:
Fourth Muslim civil war
|
| cause | succession dispute between al-Amin and al-Ma'mun ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | fourth major fitna in Islamic history ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| conflictType | dynastic succession war ⓘ |
| endTime | 827 ⓘ |
| follows | Third Fitna ⓘ |
| hasFollowingEvent |
Arab–Byzantine wars
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surface form:
Abbasid–Byzantine wars (9th century phase)
Zanj Rebellion ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Harun al-Rashid
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ibn al-Mahdi ⓘ
surface form:
Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi
Tahir ibn al-Husayn ⓘ al-Amin ⓘ al-Fadl ibn Sahl ⓘ al-Hasan ibn Sahl ⓘ al-Ma'mun ⓘ |
| hasMainBelligerent |
Arab forces loyal to al-Amin
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Khurasani forces loyal to al-Ma'mun ⓘ Tahir ibn al-Husayn ⓘ al-Amin ⓘ al-Fadl ibn Sahl ⓘ al-Ma'mun ⓘ |
| hasPrecedingEvent | Third Fitna ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baghdad
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Iran ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Khorasan ⓘ
surface form:
Khurasan
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| mainTheater |
Baghdad
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surface form:
Baghdad and its environs
Khurasan and eastern provinces ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
strengthening of provincial autonomy in Khurasan
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weakening of central Abbasid authority in some regions ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| precededBy | reign of Harun al-Rashid ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageContext | Arabic ⓘ |
| religionInvolved | Islam ⓘ |
| result |
consolidation of al-Ma'mun's power
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temporary dominance of Khurasani elites at the Abbasid court ⓘ victory of al-Ma'mun ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Siege of Baghdad (812–813)
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al-Ma'mun's entry into Baghdad ⓘ appointment of Tahir ibn al-Husayn as governor of Khurasan ⓘ assassination of al-Fadl ibn Sahl ⓘ death of Caliph al-Amin ⓘ recognition of al-Ma'mun as caliph in Baghdad ⓘ |
| startTime | 811 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 9th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Fourth Fitna Description of subject: The Fourth Fitna was a major early 9th-century Islamic civil war within the Abbasid Caliphate that culminated in al-Ma'mun's victory and consolidation of power.
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