{"slug": "qarmatians", "label": "Qarmatians", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qarmatians", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138803", "qid": "Q138803", "description": "religious group", "entries": 11, "years": 9, "span": [899, 974], "span_label": ["899 CE", "974 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 9}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "fatimid-caliphate", "label": "Fatimid Caliphate", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "egypt-in-the-middle-ages", "label": "Egypt in the Middle Ages", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "damascus", "label": "Damascus", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "jawhar-general", "label": "Jawhar (general)", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "mecca", "label": "Mecca", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "syria", "label": "Syria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "orontes-river", "label": "Orontes River", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "turkey", "label": "Turkey", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "antioch", "label": "Antioch", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "christianity", "label": "Christianity", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "cairo", "label": "Cairo", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "islam", "label": "Islam", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 899, "year_label": "899 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "The Qarmatians, led by Abu Sa'id al-Jannabi, capture Bahrain's capital of Hajr and Al-Hasa (Eastern Arabia). Abu Sa'id makes it his residence and establishes a religious utopian republic.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341130263#Arabian_Empire", "title": "899", "revid": 1341130263, "section": "Events › By place › Arabian Empire"}}, {"year": 900, "year_label": "900 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Qarmatians of al-Bahrayn, under Abu Sa'id al-Jannabi, score a major victory over the Abbasid army led by al-Abbas ibn Amr al-Ghanawi.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364042634#Abbasid_Caliphate", "title": "900", "revid": 1364042634, "section": "Events › By place › Abbasid Caliphate"}}, {"year": 903, "year_label": "903 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 29", "text": "November 29 – Battle of Hama: Abbasid forces under Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Katib defeat the Qarmatians near Hama, on the banks of the Orontes River (modern Syria). The Qarmatian army is scattered and pursued by Abbasid troops; Al-Husayn ibn Zikrawayh and other Qarmatian leaders are captured.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1346096497#Arabian_Empire", "title": "903", "revid": 1346096497, "section": "Events › By place › Arabian Empire"}}, {"year": 923, "year_label": "923 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 11", "text": "August 11 – The Qarmatians of Bahrayn capture and pillage the city of Basra.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341509659#Asia", "title": "923", "revid": 1341509659, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 924, "year_label": "924 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "June 15", "text": "June 15 – Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn al-Furat, the Grand Vizier of the Abbasid Caliph al-Muqtadir since returning to power in August 923, is removed from office by the Caliph, and is replaced by Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Khaqani. On July 24, he is executed along with his son, al-Muhassin, for his brutality during his rule and for failing to prevent the March attack by the Qarmatians on Iraqi Muslim pilgrims.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360748864#April—June", "title": "924", "revid": 1360748864, "section": "Events › April—June"}}, {"year": 924, "year_label": "924 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March", "text": "March – A group of 1,800 warriors of the Qarmatians of Bahrayn attack and destroy the returning Hajj caravans at al-Habir. Some of the more prominent pilgrims, who were returning to Baghdad from Mecca, are taken to Al-Ahsa Oasis to be held for ransom. The event leads to the downfall and execution of the Abbasid Caliphate's vizier, Ibn al-Furat.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360748864#January—March", "title": "924", "revid": 1360748864, "section": "Events › January—March"}}, {"year": 927, "year_label": "927 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December 7", "text": "7 December – The Sajid emir of Adharbayjan, Yusuf ibn Abi'l-Saj is defeated and captured by the Qarmatians near Kufa.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341517107#Asia", "title": "927", "revid": 1341517107, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 930, "year_label": "930 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 11", "text": "January 11 – Sack of Mecca: The Qarmatians, led by Abu Tahir al-Jannabi, sack Mecca, desecrating the Zamzam Well and carrying off the Black Stone to their homeland in Eastern Arabia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364919313#Arabian_Empire", "title": "930", "revid": 1364919313, "section": "Events › By place › Arabian Empire"}}, {"year": 971, "year_label": "971 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Battle of Alexandretta: The Byzantines defeat a Fatimid force (4,000 men) near Alexandretta (modern Turkey), while the main Fatimid army is besieging the fortress city of Antioch. Coupled with news of an advance against Damascus of the Qarmatians, the Fatimids are forced to lift the siege and withdraw to Egypt.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364918921#Middle_East", "title": "971", "revid": 1364918921, "section": "Events › By place › Middle East"}}, {"year": 971, "year_label": "971 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "First Qarmatian invasion of Egypt: The Qarmatians under al-Hasan al-A'sam invade Syria, recently conquered by the Fatimid Caliphate, capturing Damascus and Ramla, defeating a major Fatimid army and blockading another in Jaffa. A subsequent invasion of Egypt leads to widespread anti-Fatimid revolts in the Nile Delta, but the delay allows the Fatimid general Jawhar to prepare his defences, leading to the decisive Qarmatian at Ayn Shams on 24 December and the collapse of the invasion.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364918921#Middle_East", "title": "971", "revid": 1364918921, "section": "Events › By place › Middle East"}}, {"year": 974, "year_label": "974 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Qarmatians are defeated north of Cairo by Fatimid forces under General Jawhar al-Siqilli. He consolidates Fatimid rule and sends a legation to the Christian land of Nubia to secure the southern border of Egypt. Arab traders introduce Islam to the population, which gradually supplants Christianity.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341513416#Africa", "title": "974", "revid": 1341513416, "section": "Events › By place › Africa"}}]}