Medieval era · 680 CE
Battle of Karbala
The Battle of Karbala (Arabic: مَعْرَكَة كَرْبَلَاء, romanized: Maʿrakat Karbalāʾ) was fought on 10 October 680 (10 Muharram in the year 61 AH of the Islamic calendar) between the forces of the second Umayyad caliph Yazid I (r. 680–683), and a small army led by Husayn ibn Ali, second son of Ali and grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, at Karbala, in modern-day southern Iraq.
- When
- 10 Oct 680
- Where
- Karbala
- Era
- Medieval
Topics
People
- Husayn ibn Ali626 CE – 680 CEGrandson of Muhammad and the 3rd Shia Imam (626–680)
Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin659 CE – 713 CEGreat-grandson of Muhammad and the fourth of the Shiite Imams
Before and after
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