Battle of Karbala
Battle in October 680 between the army of Yazid I and al-Husayn ibn Ali
The Battle of Karbala took place on Muharram 10, in the year 61 AH of the Islamic calendar (October 10, 680 AD)a in Karbala, in present-day Iraq.[1] A small group of supporters and relatives of Muhammad's grandson, Husayn ibn Ali fought against a larger army serving Yazid I, the Umayyad caliph.[2][3] The Umayyads won. Shias every year commemorate the battle of the Day of Ashura.
| Battle of Karbala | |||||||
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| Strength | |||||||
| 30,000 | 114 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 88 | 114 | ||||||