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The Qarmatians enter Kufa, 375

دخول القرامطة الكوفة 375هـ

c. August 985 CE · Rabi' I 375 AH

In Rabi' I 375 the Qarmatian army struck Kufa, routed its amir al-Ghassawi ibn al-Sawda' who fled to Baghdad, and entered the city; on Friday the 'Alid banner was raised and the people called to obey it, but three days later the townsmen were ordered out toward Suf Rabi'a and a pitched fight between 'Alids and Qarmatians spilled blood 1.

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Era
Abbasid Fragmentation
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Levant & Iraq
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9709809901000 c.
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era

Summary

In Rabi' al-Awwal 375 AH the Qaramita army attacked Kufa. They defeated its governor, al-Ghassawi ibn al-Sawda, who fled to Baghdad, and they entered the city. 1

The Alid banner

On Friday the Alid banner was raised there, and a proclamation was made calling people to ride out in obedience. Three days later its people were ordered to make for the wool market of Rabi'a (Suf Rabi'a), and a fierce clash broke out between the Alids and the Qaramita, shedding much blood between them. 1

Sources

  1. al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.145
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