Siege of Baghdad (812–813)
| Siege of Baghdad (812–813) | |||||||
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| Part of the Fourth Fitna | |||||||
Baghdad in the late 8th/early 9th centuries | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Al-Amin's forces | Al-Ma'mun's forces | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Al Amin † Muhammad ibn Yazid al-Muhallabi al-Samarqandi Abd al-Rahman ibn Jabala † |
Tahir ibn Husayn Harthama ibn A'yan Zuhayr ibn al-Musayyab al-Dabbi | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| High | 30,000 soldiers killed | ||||||
The siege of Baghdad was a part of a civil war between al-Amin and al-Ma'mun for the Abbasid Caliphate of Baghdad. The siege lasted from August 812 until September 813. The siege is described in great detail by Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari in his famous History of the Prophets and Kings.