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  2. Wahhabi sack of Karbala - Wikipedia

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    The Wahhabi sack of Karbala occurred on 21 April 1802 (1216 H), under the rule of Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud, the second ruler of the Emirate of Diriyah. Approximately 12,000 Wahhabis from Najd attacked the city of Karbala .

  3. Wahhabi war - Wikipedia

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    In 1802, 12,000 Wahhabis sacked Karbala in Iraq killing up to 5,000 people and plundering the Imam Husayn shrine. [19] Saudi forces led by 'Abd al Aziz entered Mecca in 1803 after defeating Ghalib.

  4. Karbala - Wikipedia

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    Karbala [a] is a city in central Iraq, located about 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Baghdad, and a few miles east of Lake Milh, also known as Razzaza Lake. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorate , and has an estimated population of 691,100 people (2024).

  5. Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud - Wikipedia

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    Abdulaziz was born in 1720 [6] [7] and was the eldest son of Muhammad bin Saud. [8] [9] He was educated by Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab and became a Wahhabi scholar.[10]Long before the death of his father Abdulaziz was announced the next ruler of the state at the request of Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab. [2]

  6. List of massacres in Iraq - Wikipedia

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    Karbala: Wahhabi sack of Karbala: 2,000-5,000 Emirate of Diriyah: About 12,000 Wahhabi Sunnis under the command of Abdul-Aziz bin Muhammad, the second ruler of the First Saudi State attack and sack Karbala, kill between 2,000 and 5,000 inhabitants and plunder the tomb of Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of Muhammad and son of Ali ibn Abi Talib.

  7. Destruction of early Islamic heritage sites in Saudi Arabia

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    In 1801 and 1802, the Saudis under Abdul Aziz ibn Muhammad ibn Saud attacked and captured the Shia holy cities of Karbala and Najaf in today's Iraq, massacred parts of the Shia Muslim population and destroyed the tomb of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad and son of Ali, Muhammad's son-in-law.

  8. Battle of Karbala - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Karbala galvanized the development of the pro-Alid [b] party (Shi'at Ali) into a distinct religious sect with its own rituals and collective memory. It has a central place in Shi'a history, tradition, and theology, and has frequently been recounted in Shi'a literature .

  9. Al-Shahristani family - Wikipedia

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    The library was however destroyed during the Wahabi sack of Karbala. Sayyid Muhammad-Mehdi al-Shahristani died in 1801, and his son Sayyid Muhammad-Husayn al-Shahristani, known as agha buzurg (transl. great lord), who participated in the Battle of Menakhur in 1826, took the reins from his father.