Battle of Fakhkh

21°27′11.34″N 39°48′24.42″E  /  21.4531500°N 39.8067833°E  / 21.4531500; 39.8067833 The Battle of Fakhkh on 11 June 786 CE was fought between the forces of the Abbasid Caliphate , under Sulayman ibn Abi Ja'far, one of the sons of Caliph al-Mansur , and the supporters of a pro- Alid rebellion in Mecca under Husayn ibn Ali, a grandson of Hasan ibn Ali . The Abbasid army easily crushed the Alid rebellion at the wadi of Fakhkh near Mecca, and Husayn was executed along with many other members of the Alid house. One of the Alids, Idris ibn Abdallah , fled the battlefield to the Maghreb , and established there the Idrisid dynasty .

The Battle of Fakhkh ( ) was fought on 11 June 786 CE between the forces of the Abbasid Caliphate and the supporters of a pro- Alid rebellion in Mecca under al-Husayn ibn Ali , a descendant of Hasan ibn Ali , also known as in later histories as the "Man of Fakhkh" ( Ṣāḥib Fakhkh ). Husayn and his supporters planned an uprising at Medina during the annual pilgrimage of 786, but their hand was forced was by a confrontation with the local governor, al-Umari . The conspirators rose inr evolt on the morning of 16 May, and seized the Mosque of the Prophet , where his supporters swore allegiance to Husayn. The revolt failed to gather support among the populace, and the reaction of the Abbasid garrison prevented the rebels from establishing control over the city, and eventually confined them to the Mosque itself. After eleven days, the Alids and their supporters, some 300 strong, abandoned Medina and headed to Mecca . Informed of these events, the Abbasid caliph al-Hadi appointed his uncle Muhammad ibn Sulayman ibn Ali to deal with the rebels, with an army composed chiefly of the armed retinues of the various Abbasid princes who on that year had gone to the pilgrimage. In the ensuing battle, at the wadi of Fakhkh near Mecca, Husayn and over a hundred of his followers were killed, many others were captured, and some escaped by passing themselves off as pilgrims, including the future founder of the Idrisid dynasty in Morocco . The uprisingled had a strong social character, with Husayn drawing inspiration from Zayd ibn Ali 's 740 revolt, and itself impacted later Zaydi Shi'a practices.

Battle in June 786 between the Abbasids and al-Husayn ibn Ali Belligerents Abbasid Caliphate Alids Commanders and leaders Muhammad ibn Sulayman ibn Ali Al-Husayn ibn Ali † Strength ~330 mounted men, unknown number of infantrymen Over 300 Casualties and losses Unknown Over 100 killed in battle; further executions Location within Saudi Arabia The Battle of Fakhkh ( ) was fought on 11 June 786 between the forces of the Abbasid Caliphate and the supporters of a pro- Alid rebellion in Mecca under al-Husayn ibn Ali , a descendant of Hasan ibn Ali . Husayn and his supporters planned an uprising at Medina during the annual Hajj pilgrimage of 786, but their hand was forced by a confrontation with the local governor, al-Umari . The conspirators rose in revolt on the morning of 16 May, and seized the Mosque of the Prophet , where Husayn's supporters swore allegiance to him. The revolt failed to gather support among the populace, and the reaction of the Abbasid garrison prevented the rebels from establishing control over the city, and eventually confined them to the Mosque itself. After eleven days, the Alids and their supporters, some 300 strong, abandoned Medina and headed to Mecca. Informed of these events, the Abbasid caliph al-Hadi appointed his uncle Muhammad ibn Sulayman ibn Ali to deal with the rebels, with an army composed chiefly of the armed retinues of the various Abbasid princes who on that year had gone to the pilgrimage. In the ensuing battle, at the wadi of Fakhkh [ ar ] near Mecca, Husayn and over a hundred of his followers were killed, many others were captured, and some escaped by passing themselves off as pilgrims, including the future founder of the Idrisid dynasty in what is now Morocco . The uprising had a strong social character, with Husayn drawing inspiration from Zayd ibn Ali 's 740 revolt, and itself impacted later Zaydi Shi'a practices.