armed conflict between the rival caliphs al-Musta'in and al-Mu'tazz for control over the Abbasid Caliphate; al-Mu'tazz won, and Al-Musta'in was executed shortly afterward
Documented facts
- Date
- 865 (Gregorian) — 866 (Gregorian)
- Precision
- Year
- Referenced location
- Iraq
- Source coordinates
- 33.0000°, 43.0000°
- Part of
- Anarchy at Samarra
Referenced participants
Documented participation does not establish opposing sides. Alliances absent from the sources are not reconstructed.
People and command
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