Eastern Arabia

historical region encompassing the entire coastal strip of Eastern Arabian Peninsula

7 dated entries naming Eastern Arabia, drawn from 7 separate years between 899 CE and 930 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Bahrain (historical region), Bahrayn (historical region) in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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9th century

899The 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.source
900The 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.source

10th century

913June/July – Abu Sa'id al-Jannabi, founder of the Qarmatian state in Bahrayn (assassinated)source
914Abu Sa'id al-Jannabi, founder of Bahrain (or 913)source
923August 11 – The Qarmatians of Bahrayn capture and pillage the city of Basra.source
924March – 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.source
930January 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.source

Eastern Arabia

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10th century

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