Alid revolt

Alid revolt can refer to any rebellion by Alid partisans against the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates:

• Alid revolts during the Second Fitna, against the Umayyads, suppressed in the Battle of 'Ayn al-Warda and the Battle of Harura
• Zaydi revolt of 740 in Kufa, against the Umayyads
• Alid revolt of 762–763 in Medina and Basra, against the Abbasids
• Alid revolt of 786 in Mecca, against the Abbasids, suppressed in the Battle of Fakhkh

See also

• Alid dynasties of northern Iran