VIIIᵉ siècle – Xᵉ siècle
Mesopotamia, Syria and neighboring Arab tribal zones
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The Karmatian movement was an Ismaili-derived Alid movement that challenged Abbasid authority through religious, social, and military action. Emerging in Mesopotamia in the second/eighth century, it attracted Arabs alienated by the Abbasid military order and later became a major force in Syria. Its attacks repeatedly threatened Tulunid, Ikhshidid, and Fatimid power, although Abbasid and Fatimid forces eventually defeated or expelled it from the territories described here.
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The Karmatians emerged in Mesopotamia in the second/eighth century and were of Ismaili Alid origin. The movement drew on the bitterness of Arab tribal groups sent back to the desert after the caliphate’s armies became increasingly Turkish or Black. Its social appeal was connected to people who had not become fully assimilated into the new urban centers, while its religious program questioned established rites and elements of social and family ethics.
After extending influence into Syria, the Karmatians became a direct opponent of the Fatimids. They intervened in Syria on behalf of the Abbasid caliph of Baghdad, attacked the Fatimid general Ja'far ibn Falah, and forced Fatimid forces to evacuate the province after Ja'far’s death in 971. They also besieged Cairo, although Jawhar repelled the attack.
The passage associates Karmatian warfare with wider economic and social pressures, including food shortages and the displacement of military groups. Bedouin and Karmatian activity threatened routes, provincial security, and the political balance of Syria and Egypt. Their military defeat did not erase their importance: the movement helped expose the instability of Abbasid and early Fatimid control over the region.
VIIIᵉ siècle – Xᵉ siècle
Mesopotamia, Syria and neighboring Arab tribal zones
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
The Karmatian movement was an Ismaili-derived Alid movement that challenged Abbasid authority through religious, social, and military action. Emerging in Mesopotamia in the second/eighth century, it attracted Arabs alienated by the Abbasid military order and later became a major force in Syria. Its attacks repeatedly threatened Tulunid, Ikhshidid, and Fatimid power, although Abbasid and Fatimid forces eventually defeated or expelled it from the territories described here.
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Le récit
The Karmatians emerged in Mesopotamia in the second/eighth century and were of Ismaili Alid origin. The movement drew on the bitterness of Arab tribal groups sent back to the desert after the caliphate’s armies became increasingly Turkish or Black. Its social appeal was connected to people who had not become fully assimilated into the new urban centers, while its religious program questioned established rites and elements of social and family ethics.
After extending influence into Syria, the Karmatians became a direct opponent of the Fatimids. They intervened in Syria on behalf of the Abbasid caliph of Baghdad, attacked the Fatimid general Ja'far ibn Falah, and forced Fatimid forces to evacuate the province after Ja'far’s death in 971. They also besieged Cairo, although Jawhar repelled the attack.
The passage associates Karmatian warfare with wider economic and social pressures, including food shortages and the displacement of military groups. Bedouin and Karmatian activity threatened routes, provincial security, and the political balance of Syria and Egypt. Their military defeat did not erase their importance: the movement helped expose the instability of Abbasid and early Fatimid control over the region.
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