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Siege of Mecca

Siege of Mecca was a siege conducted on 24 September AD 683 at Mecca, in what is now Saudi Arabia; it lasted 2 months. It was part of Second Fitna, which ran from AD 680 to AD 692. The recorded result: Zubayrid victory.

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The Ka'aba in Mecca. From comments by the photographer on the Flikr page [1]: the photo was originally taken on 1 January 2003 (in Hajj season) from the 3rd floor with a Nikon small camera; The photog
The Ka'aba in Mecca. From comments by the photographer on the Flikr page [1]: the photo was originally taken on 1 January 2003 (in Hajj season) from the 3rd floor with a Nikon small camera; The photog. "Al-Fassam", CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought24 September AD 683lasted 2 months
WhereMecca, Saudi Arabia21.417N, 39.817E
OutcomeZubayrid victory
BelligerentsUmayyad CaliphateagainstZubayrid Mecca
Part ofSecond FitnaAD 680 to AD 692

Where it sits in Second Fitna

Battle of Karbala, AD 680Battle of al-Harrah, AD 683Siege of Mecca, AD 683Battle of Marj al-Rahit, AD 684Battle of Ayn al-Warda, AD 684Battle of Sala and Salbara, AD 685Battle of Khazir, AD 686Battle of Maskin, AD 691Siege of Mecca, AD 692AD 680AD 692Siege of Mecca, AD 683
9 placed engagements of Second Fitna in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date24 September AD 683
to 26 November AD 683
PlaceMecca, Saudi Arabia
21.417N, 39.817E
KindSiege, medieval
Commanders
  • Muslim ibn Uqba
  • Husayn ibn Numayr
  • Abd Allah ibn Mas'ada al-Fazari
  • Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
  • Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr
  • Abd Allah ibn Muti
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between AD 570 and 1924.

In the same war

Siege of Mecca is one of 179 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 71 in present-day Saudi Arabia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3023525, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Mecca (683), revision 1370743386, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.