anti-caliphate of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr

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The anti-caliphate of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr was a rival Islamic polity centered in Mecca that challenged Umayyad authority during the Second Fitna in the late 7th century.

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instanceOf Islamic polity
historical state
rival caliphate
basedOn Sunni Islam
capital Mecca
centeredIn Mecca
claimedBy Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
claimedJurisdictionOver Muslim community
conflict Second Fitna
currency early Islamic coinage
endedBy Umayyad reconquest of Mecca
endedWith death of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
endTime 692
era Second Fitna
establishedAfter death of Yazid I
governmentType caliphate
hadLegitimacyClaim descent from Abu Bakr through Asma bint Abi Bakr
support from many in the Hejaz
historicalPeriod late 7th century
historicalRegion early Islamic Middle East
language Arabic
leader Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
legitimacyContestedBy Umayyad Caliphate
locatedIn Arabian Peninsula
Hejaz
namedAfter Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
notableEvent siege of Mecca (683)
siege of Mecca (692)
opposed Umayyad Caliphate
opposedBy Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
Umayyad general al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf
linked to: al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf
partOf Second Fitna
precededBy Umayyad rule in Mecca
religion Islam
rivalOf Umayyad Caliphate
significance major rival to Umayyad authority during Second Fitna
startTime c. 683
succeededBy restored Umayyad control over Mecca
territoryIncluded Hejaz
parts of Iraq
parts of the Arabian Peninsula
usedTitle Caliph

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Siege of Mecca (683) involves anti-caliphate of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
Battle of Marj Rahit (684) associatedWith Marwanid restoration of Umayyad power
linked to: anti-caliphate of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr