Zubayrid regime in Mecca

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The Zubayrid regime in Mecca was the rival caliphal authority established by Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr during the Second Fitna, challenging Umayyad rule from its base in the holy city.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical polity
political regime
rival caliphal regime
basedOn Arab tribal support
religious legitimacy from control of Mecca
capital Mecca
center Mecca
chronologyNote collapsed during reign of Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
emerged after death of Yazid I
claimedCaliphate Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
claimedTitle Caliph
conflict Second Fitna civil war
linked to: Second Fitna
controlled Mecca
Medina (for part of its existence)
linked to: Medina (historical)

parts of Iraq (through Zubayrid governors)
parts of the Arabian Peninsula
parts of the eastern provinces (for some time)
endedBy Umayyad siege of Mecca
defeat and death of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
endTime 692
enemy Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf
followedBy consolidated Umayyad Caliphate under Abd al-Malik
foundedBy Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
governmentType Caliphate
hadRivalClaimant Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
Marwan I
historicalPeriod Second Fitna
ideology early Islamic piety and opposition to perceived Umayyad impiety
language Arabic
leader Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
legitimacyClaim descent from Abu Bakr through Asma bint Abi Bakr
support from many in the Hijaz
locatedIn Arabian Peninsula
Hejaz
present-day Saudi Arabia
notableEvent siege of Mecca in 692
use of the Kaaba as a symbol of legitimacy
opposedPracticeOf hereditary succession as practiced by Umayyads
opposedTo Umayyad Caliphate
partOf Second Fitna
precededBy Rashidun Caliphate (as ideal model)
linked to: Rashidun Caliphate
religion Islam
resultedIn reassertion of Umayyad control over the Hijaz
rivalOf Umayyad Caliphate
significance example of alternative caliphal legitimacy centered on Mecca
major challenge to early Umayyad rule
startTime circa 683
usedTitleForLeader Amir al-Mu'minin (Commander of the Faithful)
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin

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Battle of Marj Rahit (684) opposedDynasty Zubayrid regime in Mecca
Siege of Mecca (692) belligerent Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr’s caliphate
linked to: Zubayrid regime in Mecca