Battle of Nahrawan

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The Battle of Nahrawan was a pivotal 7th-century conflict in early Islamic history in which Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib’s forces crushed the Kharijite rebels near the Nahrawan Canal in present-day Iraq.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
approximateStrengthAliForces several thousand troops
approximateStrengthKharijites around 4,000 fighters
associatedWith Kufa
belligerent Kharijite rebels
Rashidun Caliphate
surface form: Rashidun Caliphate under Ali ibn Abi Talib
casualtiesAliForces relatively low
casualtiesKharijites very high
combatant Kharijism
surface form: Kharijites

forces of Ali ibn Abi Talib
commander Abd Allah ibn Wahb al-Rasibi
Ali ibn Abi Talib
conflict First Fitna
date 38 AH
658
658 CE
followedBy assassination of Ali ibn Abi Talib
continued Kharijite insurgency
hasCause dispute over arbitration after the Battle of Siffin
rebellion of Kharijites against Ali ibn Abi Talib
historicalSignificance important precedent for dealing with internal rebellion in early Islam
key event in the consolidation of Ali’s authority
major episode in the history of the Kharijite movement
involves Kharijite secession from Ali’s camp
suppression of religious-political dissent
languageOfPrimarySources Arabic
locatedInPresentDay Iraq
notableFor demonstration of Ali’s military leadership
near annihilation of the Kharijite army
pivotal role in shaping Kharijite identity
opponentOf Ali ibn Abi Talib
Kharijism
surface form: Kharijites
partOf First Fitna
early Islamic civil wars
place Nahrawan Canal
near Nahrawan, Iraq
present-day Iraq
precededBy Battle of Siffin
recordedIn Islamic historical chronicles
hadith and early Islamic historiography
religiousContext Sunni–Shia historical narrative
early Islamic history
result decisive victory for Ali ibn Abi Talib
defeat of the Kharijites
strategicLocation near the Nahrawan Canal
timePeriod 7th century
Rashidun Caliphate
surface form: Rashidun Caliphate era

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Kharijism notableBattle Battle of Nahrawan
First Fitna hasPart Battle of Nahrawan
Battle of Siffin followedBy Battle of Nahrawan
Islamic civil wars hasComponentConflict Battle of Nahrawan