Grand Mosque Seizure (1979)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Grand_Mosque_Seizure_(1979)

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:aftermath	mass executions increased power of religious police stricter religious laws in Saudi Arabia
gptkbp:casualties	hundreds
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkbp:duration	about 2 weeks
gptkbp:endDate	1979-12-04
gptkbp:hostageSituation	yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Grand Mosque Seizure (1979)
gptkbp:internationalInvolvement	gptkb:French_GIGN_advisors
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Mecca Masjid al-Haram
gptkbp:majorGroups	gptkb:al-Ikhwan_(Saudi_dissidents)
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	limited due to ban on non-Muslims in Mecca
gptkbp:method	armed takeover
gptkbp:motive	purification of Islam opposition to Saudi monarchy
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Juhayman_al-Otaybi gptkb:Saudi_National_Guard gptkb:Mohammed_Abdullah_al-Qahtani
gptkbp:notableEvent	1 Muharram 1400 AH 20 November 1979 4 December 1979
gptkbp:notableFilm	gptkb:The_Mecca_Siege_(documentary)
gptkbp:notablePublication	gptkb:The_Siege_of_Mecca_(book_by_Yaroslav_Trofimov)
gptkbp:notableVictim	gptkb:French_GIGN gptkb:Abdullah_al-Harbi gptkb:Saudi_security_forces
gptkbp:numberOfHostages	tens of thousands
gptkbp:perpetrator	gptkb:Juhayman_al-Otaybi
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Iranian_Revolution_(1979) gptkb:Siege_of_Mecca
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:result	Saudi government victory execution of perpetrators
gptkbp:significance	led to increased religious conservatism in Saudi Arabia influenced global Islamic movements prompted reforms in Saudi security
gptkbp:startDate	1979-11-20
gptkbp:target	Masjid al-Haram
gptkbp:weapon	explosives firearms
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:French_GIGN gptkb:GIGN
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6