Atlas of Battles

war, 9 engagements

Battles of Second Fitna

The atlas places 9 engagements of Second Fitna (AD 680 to AD 692): 7 battles and 2 sieges across 4 present-day countries, most in Iraq (3), Saudi Arabia (3), Syria (2). The most widely documented: Battle of Karbala.

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Battle of Sala and SalbaraBattle of KhazirBattle of MaskinBattle of KarbalaBattle of al-HarrahSiege of MeccaBattle of Marj al-RahitBattle of Ayn al-WardaSiege of MeccaBattle of KarbalaBattle of al-HarrahSiege of MeccaBattle of Marj al-RahitBattle of Ayn al-WardaSiege of MeccaTehranAthensDubaiAlexandriaTel AvivAleppoMashhadKuwait CityBeirutIsfahan1000 km29.129N, 42.573E
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 680: 1 engagementsAD 683: 2 engagements2 in AD 683AD 684: 2 engagements2 in AD 684AD 685: 1 engagementsAD 686: 1 engagementsAD 691: 1 engagementsAD 692: 1 engagementsAD 680AD 692
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of Karbala, AD 680Battle of al-Harrah, AD 683Siege of Mecca, AD 683Battle of Marj al-Rahit, AD 684Battle of Ayn al-Warda, AD 684Battle of Sala and Salbara, AD 685Battle of Khazir, AD 686Battle of Maskin, AD 691Siege of Mecca, AD 692AD 680AD 692
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Commanders 1 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
10 October AD 680Battle of KarbalaKarbala, IraqUmayyad victory
AD 683Battle of al-HarrahMedina, Saudi ArabiaUmayyad victory
24 September AD 683Siege of MeccaMecca, Saudi ArabiaZubayrid victory
18 August AD 684Battle of Marj al-RahitMarj Rahit, SyriaUmayyad victory
December AD 684Battle of Ayn al-WardaRas al-Ayn, SyriaUmayyad victory
AD 685Battle of Sala and SalbaraAhvaz, Iran
6 August AD 686Battle of KhazirKhazir River, IraqPro-Alid victory
September AD 691Battle of MaskinDayr al-Jathaliq, IraqUmayyad victory
AD 692Siege of MeccaMecca, Saudi ArabiaUmayyad victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within Second Fitna (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.