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	The '''Fourth Fitna''' was a civil war that resulted from the conflict between half-brothers [[al-Amin]] and [[al-Ma'mun]] for the position of [[caliph]] of the [[Abbasid Caliphate\|Abbasid Empire]] following the death of their father [[Harun al-Rashid]] in 809.<ref name="Note">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Notes from Basim's travels]]: Trouble at the Court</ref>		The '''Fourth Fitna''' was a civil war that resulted from the conflict between half-brothers [[al-Amin]] and [[al-Ma'mun]] for the position of [[caliph]] of the [[Abbasid Caliphate\|Abbasid Empire]] following the death of their father [[Harun al-Rashid]] in 809.<ref name="Note">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Notes from Basim's travels]]: Trouble at the Court</ref>

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	==History==		==History==
	Harun al-Rashid, while living, had named al-Amin as his first successor but also named al-Ma'mun as the second, granting him the region of {{Wiki\|~~Khurasan~~}}.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Fourth Fitna}}</ref> After his death, he was succeeded in [[Baghdad]] by al-Amin.<ref name="Zubaydah">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Zubaydah bint Ja'far]]</ref> Encouraged by the court at Baghdad, al-Amin began trying to subvert the autonomous status of Khurasan, gaining, therefore, power over the region commanded by al-Ma'mun as well. In response, al-Ma'mun sought support from the elites of the region and made moves to maintain his autonomy. In 811, al-Amin assembled a large army and marched against Khurasan, but al-Ma'mun's own forces defeated them before invading [[Iraq]].<ref name="Wiki"/>		Harun al-Rashid, while living, had named al-Amin as his first successor but also named al-Ma'mun as the second, granting him the region of {{Wiki\|Khorasan}}.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Fourth Fitna}}</ref> After his death, he was succeeded in [[Baghdad]] by al-Amin.<ref name="Zubaydah">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Zubaydah bint Ja'far]]</ref> Encouraged by the court at Baghdad, al-Amin began trying to subvert the autonomous status of Khurasan, gaining, therefore, power over the region commanded by al-Ma'mun as well. In response, al-Ma'mun sought support from the elites of the region and made moves to maintain his autonomy. In 811, al-Amin assembled a large army and marched against Khurasan, but al-Ma'mun's own forces defeated them before invading [[Iraq]].<ref name="Wiki"/>

	Al-Ma'mun {{Wiki\|Siege of Baghdad (812–813)\|besieged}} Baghdad from August 812 to September 813, gaining the upper hand over his opponent.<ref name="Zubaydah"/> al-Amin was captured, executed, and his head was displayed at the [[Iron Gate]] as a warning,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Gates of Baghdad]]</ref> while his mother [[Zubaydah bint Ja'far]] was exiled from Baghdad, but allowed to return some years later.<ref name="Zubaydah"/>		Al-Ma'mun {{Wiki\|Siege of Baghdad (812–813)\|besieged}} Baghdad from August 812 to September 813, gaining the upper hand over his opponent.<ref name="Zubaydah"/> al-Amin was captured, executed, and his head was displayed at the [[Iron Gate]] as a warning,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Gates of Baghdad]]</ref> while his mother [[Zubaydah bint Ja'far]] was exiled from Baghdad, but allowed to return some years later.<ref name="Zubaydah"/>

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	==History==		==History==
	Harun al-Rashid, while living, had named al-Amin as his first successor but also named al-Ma'mun as the second, granting him the region of {{Wiki\|Khurasan}}.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Fourth Fitna}}</ref> After his death, he was succeeded in [[Baghdad]] by al-Amin.<ref name="Zubaydah">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Zubaydah bint Ja'far]]</ref> ~~Encourage~~ by the court at Baghdad, al-Amin began trying to subvert the autonomous status of Khurasan, gaining, therefore, power over the region commanded by al-Ma'mun as well. In response, al-Ma'mun sought support from the elites of the region and made moves to maintain his autonomy. In 811, al-Amin assembled a large army and marched against Khurasan, but al-Ma'mun's own forces defeated them before invading [[Iraq]].<ref name="Wiki"/>		Harun al-Rashid, while living, had named al-Amin as his first successor but also named al-Ma'mun as the second, granting him the region of {{Wiki\|Khurasan}}.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Fourth Fitna}}</ref> After his death, he was succeeded in [[Baghdad]] by al-Amin.<ref name="Zubaydah">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Zubaydah bint Ja'far]]</ref> Encouraged by the court at Baghdad, al-Amin began trying to subvert the autonomous status of Khurasan, gaining, therefore, power over the region commanded by al-Ma'mun as well. In response, al-Ma'mun sought support from the elites of the region and made moves to maintain his autonomy. In 811, al-Amin assembled a large army and marched against Khurasan, but al-Ma'mun's own forces defeated them before invading [[Iraq]].<ref name="Wiki"/>

	Al-Ma'mun {{Wiki\|Siege of Baghdad (812–813)\|besieged}} Baghdad from August 812 to September 813, gaining the upper hand over his opponent.<ref name="Zubaydah"/> al-Amin was captured, executed, and his head was displayed at the [[Iron Gate]] as a warning,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Gates of Baghdad]]</ref> while his mother [[Zubaydah bint Ja'far]] was exiled from Baghdad, but allowed to return some years later.<ref name="Zubaydah"/>		Al-Ma'mun {{Wiki\|Siege of Baghdad (812–813)\|besieged}} Baghdad from August 812 to September 813, gaining the upper hand over his opponent.<ref name="Zubaydah"/> al-Amin was captured, executed, and his head was displayed at the [[Iron Gate]] as a warning,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Gates of Baghdad]]</ref> while his mother [[Zubaydah bint Ja'far]] was exiled from Baghdad, but allowed to return some years later.<ref name="Zubaydah"/>

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	The '''Fourth Fitna''' was a civil war that resulted from the conflict between half-brothers [[al-Amin]] and [[al-Ma'mun]] for the position of [[caliph]] of the [[Abbasid Caliphate\|Abbasid Empire]] following the death of their father [[Harun al-Rashid]] in 809.<ref name="Note">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Notes from Basim's travels]]: Trouble at the Court</ref>		The '''Fourth Fitna''' was a civil war that resulted from the conflict between half-brothers [[al-Amin]] and [[al-Ma'mun]] for the position of [[caliph]] of the [[Abbasid Caliphate\|Abbasid Empire]] following the death of their father [[Harun al-Rashid]] in 809.<ref name="Note">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Notes from Basim's travels]]: Trouble at the Court</ref>

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	==History==		==History==
	Harun al-Rashid, while living, had named al-Amin as his first successor but also named al-Ma'mun as the second, granting him the region of {{Wiki\|Khurasan}}.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Fourth Fitna}}</ref> After his death, he was succeeded in [[Baghdad]] by al-Amin.<ref name="Zubaydah">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Zubaydah bint Ja'far]]</ref> Encourage by the court at Baghdad, al-Amin began trying to subvert the autonomous status of Khurasan, gaining, therefore, power over the region commanded by al-Ma'mun as well. In response, al-Ma'mun sought support from the elites of the region and made moves to maintain his autonomy. In 811, al-Amin assembled a large army and marched against Khurasan, but al-Ma'mun's own forces defeated them before invading ~~{{Wiki\|~~Iraq}}.<ref name="Wiki"/>		Harun al-Rashid, while living, had named al-Amin as his first successor but also named al-Ma'mun as the second, granting him the region of {{Wiki\|Khurasan}}.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Fourth Fitna}}</ref> After his death, he was succeeded in [[Baghdad]] by al-Amin.<ref name="Zubaydah">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Zubaydah bint Ja'far]]</ref> Encourage by the court at Baghdad, al-Amin began trying to subvert the autonomous status of Khurasan, gaining, therefore, power over the region commanded by al-Ma'mun as well. In response, al-Ma'mun sought support from the elites of the region and made moves to maintain his autonomy. In 811, al-Amin assembled a large army and marched against Khurasan, but al-Ma'mun's own forces defeated them before invading [[Iraq]].<ref name="Wiki"/>

	Al-Ma'mun {{Wiki\|Siege of Baghdad (812–813)\|besieged}} Baghdad from August 812 to September 813, gaining the upper hand over his opponent.<ref name="Zubaydah"/> al-Amin was captured, executed, and his head was displayed at the [[Iron Gate]] as a warning,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Gates of Baghdad]]</ref> while his mother [[Zubaydah bint Ja'far]] was exiled from Baghdad, but allowed to return some years later.<ref name="Zubaydah"/>		Al-Ma'mun {{Wiki\|Siege of Baghdad (812–813)\|besieged}} Baghdad from August 812 to September 813, gaining the upper hand over his opponent.<ref name="Zubaydah"/> al-Amin was captured, executed, and his head was displayed at the [[Iron Gate]] as a warning,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Gates of Baghdad]]</ref> while his mother [[Zubaydah bint Ja'far]] was exiled from Baghdad, but allowed to return some years later.<ref name="Zubaydah"/>

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	The '''Fourth Fitna''' was a civil war that resulted from the conflict between half-brothers [[al-Amin]] and [[al-Ma'mun]] for the position of [[caliph]] of the [[Abbasid Caliphate\|~~AAbbasid~~ Empire]] following the death of their father [[Harun al-Rashid]] in 809.<ref name="Note">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Notes from Basim's travels]]: Trouble at the Court</ref>		The '''Fourth Fitna''' was a civil war that resulted from the conflict between half-brothers [[al-Amin]] and [[al-Ma'mun]] for the position of [[caliph]] of the [[Abbasid Caliphate\|Abbasid Empire]] following the death of their father [[Harun al-Rashid]] in 809.<ref name="Note">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Notes from Basim's travels]]: Trouble at the Court</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	Harun al-Rashid, while living, had named al-Amin as his first successor but also named al-Ma'mun as the second, granting him the region of {{Wiki\|Khurasan}}.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Fourth Fitna}}</ref> After his death, he was succeeded in [[Baghdad]] by al-Amin.<ref name="Zubaydah">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Zubaydah bint Ja'far]]</ref> Encourage by the court at Baghdad, al-Amin began trying to subvert the autonomous status of Khurasan, gaining, therefore, power over the region commanded by al-Ma'mun as well. In response, al-Ma'mun sought support from the elites of the region and made moves to maintain his autonomy. In 811, al-Amin assembled a large army and marched against Khurasan, but al-Ma'mun's own forces defeated them before invading {{Wiki\|Iraq}}.<ref name="Wiki"/>		Harun al-Rashid, while living, had named al-Amin as his first successor but also named al-Ma'mun as the second, granting him the region of {{Wiki\|Khurasan}}.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Fourth Fitna}}</ref> After his death, he was succeeded in [[Baghdad]] by al-Amin.<ref name="Zubaydah">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Zubaydah bint Ja'far]]</ref> Encourage by the court at Baghdad, al-Amin began trying to subvert the autonomous status of Khurasan, gaining, therefore, power over the region commanded by al-Ma'mun as well. In response, al-Ma'mun sought support from the elites of the region and made moves to maintain his autonomy. In 811, al-Amin assembled a large army and marched against Khurasan, but al-Ma'mun's own forces defeated them before invading {{Wiki\|Iraq}}.<ref name="Wiki"/>

	Al-Ma'mun besieged Baghdad from August 812 to September 813, gaining the upper hand over his opponent.<ref name="Zubaydah"/> al-Amin was captured, executed and his head was displayed at the [[Iron Gate]] as a warning,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Gates of Baghdad]]</ref> while [[Zubaydah bint Ja'far~~\|his mother~~]] was exiled from Baghdad, but allowed to return some years later.<ref name="Zubaydah"/>		Al-Ma'mun {{Wiki\|Siege of Baghdad (812–813)\|besieged}} Baghdad from August 812 to September 813, gaining the upper hand over his opponent.<ref name="Zubaydah"/> al-Amin was captured, executed, and his head was displayed at the [[Iron Gate]] as a warning,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Gates of Baghdad]]</ref> while his mother [[Zubaydah bint Ja'far]] was exiled from Baghdad, but allowed to return some years later.<ref name="Zubaydah"/>

	The civil war generated a demand of troops loyal only to the caliph,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Abbasid Army]]</ref> with al-Ma'mun's solution being the creation of a professional military made largely of [[Slavery\|enslaved]] boys and men from Turkic-speaking tribes in Central Asia. The episode also created lasting tensions between the groups of elites who had supported each of the two brothers.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Ghilman (Servant Soldiers)]]</ref>		The civil war generated a demand of troops loyal only to the caliph,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Abbasid Army]]</ref> with al-Ma'mun's solution being the creation of a professional military made largely of [[Slavery\|enslaved]] boys and men from Turkic-speaking tribes in Central Asia. The episode also created lasting tensions between the groups of elites who had supported each of the two brothers.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Ghilman (Servant Soldiers)]]</ref>
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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{1stm}} {{Imo}}		*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{1stm}} {{Imo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' ~~{{Mo}}~~ {{Imo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Imo}}

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	==History==		==History==
	Harun al-Rashid, while living, had named al-Amin as his first successor but also named al-Ma'mun as the second, granting him the region of {{Wiki\|Khurasan}}.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Fourth Fitna}}</ref> After his death, he was succeeded in [[Baghdad]] by al-Amin.<ref name="Zubaydah">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Zubaydah bint Ja'far]]</ref> Encourage by the court at Baghdad, al-Amin began trying to subvert the autonomous status of Khurasan, gaining, therefore, power over the region commanded by al-Ma'mun as well. In response, al-Ma'mun sought support from the elites of the region and made moves to maintain his autonomy. In 811, al-Amin assembled a large army and marched against Khurasan, but al-Ma'mun's own forces defeated them before invading {{Wiki\|~~Oraq~~}}.<ref name="Wiki"/>		Harun al-Rashid, while living, had named al-Amin as his first successor but also named al-Ma'mun as the second, granting him the region of {{Wiki\|Khurasan}}.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Fourth Fitna}}</ref> After his death, he was succeeded in [[Baghdad]] by al-Amin.<ref name="Zubaydah">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Zubaydah bint Ja'far]]</ref> Encourage by the court at Baghdad, al-Amin began trying to subvert the autonomous status of Khurasan, gaining, therefore, power over the region commanded by al-Ma'mun as well. In response, al-Ma'mun sought support from the elites of the region and made moves to maintain his autonomy. In 811, al-Amin assembled a large army and marched against Khurasan, but al-Ma'mun's own forces defeated them before invading {{Wiki\|Iraq}}.<ref name="Wiki"/>

	Al-Ma'mun besieged Baghdad from August 812 to September 813, gaining the upper hand over his opponent.<ref name="Zubaydah"/> al-Amin was captured, executed and his head was displayed at the [[Iron Gate]] as a warning,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Gates of Baghdad]]</ref> while [[Zubaydah bint Ja'far\|his mother]] was exiled from Baghdad, but allowed to return some years later.<ref name="Zubaydah"/>		Al-Ma'mun besieged Baghdad from August 812 to September 813, gaining the upper hand over his opponent.<ref name="Zubaydah"/> al-Amin was captured, executed and his head was displayed at the [[Iron Gate]] as a warning,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Gates of Baghdad]]</ref> while [[Zubaydah bint Ja'far\|his mother]] was exiled from Baghdad, but allowed to return some years later.<ref name="Zubaydah"/>
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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{1stm}} {{Imo}}		*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{1stm}} {{Imo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{~~Mdat~~}} {{Imo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mo}} {{Imo}}

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imported>Darman36: Sorry for the redlinks, Soranin. Was writing a draft just as you published this

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Sorry for the redlinks, Soranin. Was writing a draft just as you published this

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 The '''Fourth Fitna''' was a civil war that resulted from the conflict between half-brothers [[al-Amin]] and [[al-Ma'mun]] for the position of [[caliph]] of the [[Abbasid Caliphate|AAbbasid Empire]] following the death of their father [[Harun al-Rashid]] in 809.<ref name="Note">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Notes from Basim's travels]]: Trouble at the Court</ref>
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