Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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In time
Overview
In 348 seventeen boats of pilgrims coming from Wasit sank with six hundred men, women and children aboard; in Jumada I the fitnas between Shi'is and Sunnis worsened — many killed and much burning at Bab al-Taq 1.
Connections
- Occurred at
- Wasit
People and things also explored
The Mu'ayyadi Bimaristan of Wasit· Death of al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf· The Founding of Wasit· Muhammad ibn al-Qasim Carried Bound to Death at Wasit· Al-Muwaffaq's campaign against the Zanj and rescue of captives· The Killing of the Batiniyya in Wasit· The Zanj Enter Wasit· Abu al-Abbas ibn Wasil, lord of al-Bata'ih
Sources
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , p. 686
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Sinking of the Pilgrim Boats from Wasit”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/wasit-boats-drown-348/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.