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Following the Battle of Bakhamra between Alids and Abbasids near Kufa, the Alid rebellion ends with the death of Ibrahim, brother of Isa ibn Musa.
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Alid revolt of 762–763
Revolt in the Abbasid Caliphate
The Alid revolt of 762–763 or Revolt of Muhammad the Pure Soul was an uprising by the Hasanid branch of the Alids against the newly established Abbasid Caliphate. The Hasanids, led by the brothers Muhammad and Ibrahim, rejected the legitimacy of the Abbasid family's claim to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Alids
Descendants of Ali, cousin of Muhammad
The Alids are those who claim descent from Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth Rashidun caliph and the first imam in Shia Islam. Ali was also the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The main branches are the Hasanids and Husaynids, named after Hasan and Husayn, the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Abbasid Caliphate
Third Islamic caliphate
The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, from whom the dynasty takes its name. After overthrowing the Umayyad Caliphate in the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kufa
City in Najaf, Iraq
Kufa, also spelled Kufah, is a city in Iraq, about 170 kilometres (110 mi) south of Baghdad, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Najaf. It is located on the banks of the Euphrates River. The estimated population in 2003 was 110,000.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Isa ibn Musa
Abbasid governor of Kufa (from 750–765)
ʿĪsā ibn Mūsā ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿal-ʿAbbās was a nephew of the first two Abbasid caliphs, al-Saffah and al-Mansur. He served as governor of Kufa in Iraq for fifteen years and led the suppression of the Alid revolt of 762–763. From 754 on he was also…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
January 21
Day of the year
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