War between the amirs of Mecca and Medina

الحرب بين أمير مكة وأمير المدينة

c. 1204 CE · 601 AH

Mecca

War broke out between Qatada al-Husayni, amir of Mecca, and the amir of Medina; Qatada prevailed 1.

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1190120012101220 c.
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era

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Mecca

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Summary

A war took place between Prince Qatada al-Husayni, emir of Mecca, and the emir of Medina. They fought until Qatada gained the upper hand. 1

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Mecca
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قتادة بن إدريس العلوي أمير مكة

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Death of Qatada amir of Mecca; al-Hasan succeeds; the hajj commander killed· قتادة بن إدريس العلوي أمير مكة· Mecca· Dar al-Nadwa· The Kaaba· Al-Masjid Al-Haram· Idol worship in the Jahiliyya and its rites· The offices of Quraysh at Mecca

Sources

  1. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 298
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