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Ibn al-Zubayr
عبد الله: خليفة الحرمين تسع سنين.
The first siege
يزيد يحاصر مكة 683: الكعبة تحرق.
Marj Rahit
القيس واليمن يتقاتلون: دمشق تُحسم.
Al-Hajjaj
ابن يوسف يحاصر الحرم: المنجنيق على البيت.
al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf al-Thaqafi · al-Hajjaj's siege of Mecca, 72
The end
ابن الزبير يُقتل 692: عبد الملك يوحّد.
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Overview
A path through the war of Ibn al-Zubayr: Mecca as a second caliphate for twelve years, al-Hajjaj besieges the Kaaba twice, and Marwan recovers the state. The Umayyads are reborn.
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islam.museum contributors. “The Second Fitna”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-second-fitna/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.