First Fitna(Islam)

By rileyross
  • 656

    The Battle of the Camel

    Losses in this war, the first Civil War, were devastating, and Ali became wholly dependent upon the besiegers of Uthman.
  • Period: 656 to 661

    The Final caliph Successor

    Ali ibn Abi Talib succeeds Uthman to become the fourth and final caliph of the Rashidum Caliphate
  • Period: 656 to 661

    The First Fitna War (Civil War)

    The murder of Caliph Uthman causes the eruption of the First Fitna (civil war). Muawiya surfaces as a major opposer of the Rashidun Caliphate.
  • 657

    The Battle of Siffin

    This was a series of negotiations and skirmishes that undermined the authority of Ali as the fourth caliph and prepared for the establishment of the next dynasty.
  • 657

    The Relocation of Ali's Capital

    Ali ibn Abi Talib moves his empire's capital to Kufa in Iraq in an attempt to restore a non violent atmosphere in Kufa.
  • 661

    The Assassination of caliph Ali

    Ibn Muljam, in order to wed a woman, stabbed Ali with a poison-coated sword at the Great Mosque of Kufa. After Ali's death, Muljam was executed by Hasan ibn Ali in retaliation.