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The Zanj Rebellion ( Arabic: ثورة الزنج Thawrat al-Zanj / Zinj) was a major revolt against the Abbasid Caliphate, which took place from 869 until 883. Begun near the city of Basra in present-day southern Iraq and led by one Ali ibn Muhammad, the insurrection involved both enslaved and freed East Africans (collectively termed "Zanj" in ...
Zanj rebellion, (ad 869–883), a black-slave revolt against the ʿAbbāsid caliphal empire. A number of Basran landowners had brought several thousand East African blacks (Zanj) into southern Iraq to drain the salt marshes east of Basra.
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Feb 4, 2021 · The Zanj rebellion of Black slaves, which took place in lower Iraq from 868 to 883 CE, is one of the remarkable episodes of Medieval Islamic history that often goes untold. Much of what we know about the rebellion comes from the historical works of Al-Tabari (Annals of Prophets and Kings) and Al Mas’udi Murudj al-Dahab.
The Zanj revolt was a major slave uprising against the Abbasid Caliphate that took place in the marshlands of Southern Iraq (al-Bata‘ih) and Southern Iran (al-Ahwaz) during the ninth century.
May 10, 2018 · The Zanj rebellion which occurred from 869 to 883 took place in Basra, which is modern-day Southern Iraq. It was led by Ali ibn Muhammed against the Abbasid Caliphate. Muhammed spearheaded...
In 869, slaves, mostly of African origin, revolted in Southern Iraq against their masters, living mainly in the city of Basra, and against the Abbasid caliphate. The slaves, referred to as Zanj in the sources, rebelled due to the harsh conditions under which they lived.
Led by their charismatic Persian leader Ali, the Zanj insurgency was one of the largest slave mutinies ever recorded and certainly one of the most brutal, featuring horrendous acts of violence perpetrated in equal measure by both sides.
