Battle of Karbala

The Battle of Karbala was fought on 10 October 680 between the forces of the second Umayyad caliph Yazid I, and the small caravan of Husayn ibn Ali, second son of Ali and grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, at Karbala, in modern-day southern Iraq.

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Which happened first?

• Battle of Karbala and Battle of Ongal happened in the same year
• Battle of Karbala happened 6 years after Siege of Constantinople
• Battle of Karbala happened 21 years after Battle of Nahrawan
• Battle of Karbala happened 28 years before Battle of Anchialus
• Battle of Karbala happened 31 years before Umayyad conquest of Hispania

Timeline

1. Battle of NahrawanAD 659
2. Siege of Constantinople674–678
3. Battle of Karbala (this page)October 10, AD 680
4. Battle of OngalAD 680
5. Battle of AnchialusAD 708
6. Umayyad conquest of Hispania711–726

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