Second Fitna 680–692 CE (jan 1, 680 – jan 1, 692)
Description:
Dispute over the succession of Yazid I (Umayyad caliph) and the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali at Karbala (680 CE).The Umayyads reasserted control over the Islamic empire, but the Shia movement gained momentum.
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Date:
jan 1, 680
jan 1, 692
~ 12 years