Revolt of Zayd ibn Ali
| Revolt of Zayd ibn Ali | |||||||
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| Umayyad Caliphate | Alids | ||||||
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Yusuf ibn Umar al-Thaqafi Hakam ibn Salt |
Zayd ibn Ali † Muawiyat ibn Ishaq † Salma ibn Kohayk Nasr ibn Khazima Abasi † Jafar as-Sadiq (spiritual support) | ||||||
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| ≈12,000 | 218 | ||||||
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The Revolt of Zayd ibn Ali was a revolt led by Zayd ibn Ali against the Umayyad Caliphate, which had taken over the Rashidun Caliphate since the death of his great-grandfather, Ali.