Kings and Generals

Second Civil War in the Caliphate - Early Muslim Expansion (2022x123)

Air date: Jul 17, 2022

Third season of the Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the Early Muslim Expansion starts with the aftermath of the battles against the Sassanid and Eastern Roman empires at Yarmouk and al-Qadisiyyah and battles of Ctesiphon, Alexandria, Nikiou, Jerusalem, Sufetula, Heliopolis, and Nahavand. We are going to cover the aftermath of the beginning of the First Fitna (Civil War) in the Rashidun Caliphate and the battle of Siffin of 657, which led to the rise of the Umayyad Caliphate, external expansion continued with the siege of Constantinople in 674-678, but this didn't stop the Second Fitna from happening, leading to the battles of Karbala (680) and Marj Rahit (684) (https://youtu.be/BZa_HjChaS0). This episode will talk about the conclusion of the Second Fitna, as we discuss the rise and fall of the Zubayrid Caliphate.