Battle of the Camel
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The Battle of the Camel, also known as the Battle of Basra took place in 656 CE outside of Basra in Iraq. It was fought between the partisans of the fourth Rashidun caliph Ali and the rebelling Uthman
Ali (the fourth caliph) and Aisha at the Battle of the Camel
Aisha battling the fourth caliph Ali in the Battle of the Camel
Islamic miniature depicting Aisha and her army facing a pack of dogs and being barked at in Hawab
Islamic miniature depicting Ali (golden flame) and his army defeating Aisha and her army and taking her captive
Ali ibn Abi Talib was acclaimed in 656 CE as the fourth caliph after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Following the 656 assassination of the third caliph Uthman in Medina by provincial rebel
Allegiance is given to Ali, electing him as caliph, following the Assassination of Uthman (from an Ottoman manuscript of the late 16th/17th century)
A Persian miniature from Khawran Namah depicts Ali killing a dragon with his sword Zulfiqar.
Ali receiving the Bay'ah, folio from a manuscript by Ottoman Sufi writer and poet Lāmiʿī, late 16th century
Arabic caligraphic seal in Hagia Sophia