Medina slave rebellion
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Medina slave rebellion was a rebellion which took place in Medina in 763 AD. The rebellion was led by African slaves in Medina who rebelled against the abuse and corruption of the Abbasid Governor Abdullah bin Al-Rabi' Al-Harithi. It was a signficant rebellion which ended with the defeat of the slave rebels after the troops of the governor managed to kill the leader of the slaves.[1]
History
[edit]The rebellion took place after the occupation of Medina by the troops of the newly established Abbasid caliphate after the rebellion of Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allah al-Nafs al-Zakiya. The African slaves of Medina rebelled against the Abbasid troops in Medina, hunted them out of the city and barricaded themselves in the market place of the city.
Eventually, the troops of the governor managed to kill the leader of the slave rebels. Negotiations was conducted between the Abbasids and the slave rebels under mediation from the local authorities of Medina. The slave rebels was finally obliged to surrender.
References
[edit]- ^ Power, T. (2012). The Red Sea from Byzantium to the Caliphate: AD 500-1000. Egypten: American University in Cairo Press.