Yazid b. Mu'awiya: Difference between revisions

Following the unrest in Medina, Yazid wrote a threatening letter to the people of Medina, but the letter only intensified the unrest and led to the beginning of a revolt. Yazid sent an army of twelve thousand men to Medina with [[Muslim b. 'Uqba]] as its commander. When they reached Medina, They gave a three-day ultimatum to the people to stop the revolt and pay [[allegiance]] to Yazid again. But the people refused and the battle started, which led to the defeat of the Medinans and the killing of thousands of people and looting the city by the soldiers of Yazid for three days. This incident happened in [[63]]/683.

About the same time when the people of Medina revolted against Yazid, [['Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr]] and his companions took control of [[Mecca]]. So after the [[battle of Harra]], the Syrian army moved towards Mecca to defeat Ibn al-Zubayr. The Syrian army besieged Mecca, and during the siege they attacked the city using catapults. As a result of these attacks, [[Ka'ba]] was damaged and burned. The siege lasted until the news of Yazid's death reached his army.