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786 CE

786 CE in world history: 2 events and 2 deaths. 285 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 11 June

    The Abbasids crush an Alid revolt at the Battle of Fakhkh

    Abbasid forces crushed an Alid revolt led by al-Husayn ibn Ali, a descendant of Hasan ibn Ali, near Mecca; al-Husayn and many of his followers were killed. A survivor, Idris ibn Abd Allah, fled to Morocco and founded the Idrisid dynasty.

    Battle of FakhkhAlidsAbbasid Caliphate

  2. 14 September

    Harun al-Rashid becomes Abbasid caliph

    On the night his brother al-Hadi died, Harun al-Rashid became caliph in Baghdad. His reign, remembered through the Thousand and One Nights, marked a high point of Abbasid power and culture.

    Abbasid CaliphateHarun al-Rashid
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Died in 786 CE 2

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