Al-Balaliyah and Al-Saadiyya and their military role in Basra for the period (252 AH/868 AD to 257 AH/870 AD)
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The Zanj War was the main event that demonstrated the role of Al-Balalia and Sa'diya on the political stage in political history during the second Abbasid era, which began after the killing of Al-Mutawakkil in the year 247 AH / 861 AD. At that time, the country entered the battlefield of military chaos, and the Turkish princes and soldiers took control of the administrative and political aspects of the Abbasid Caliphate, and thus separatist tendencies appeared. Among some of the princes, chaos abounded and strife broke out. The city of Basra was one of the stations where strife emerged between two large parties of soldiers, Al-Balaliyah and Al-Saadiyya. During the research, we reviewed the origins of these two groups and the problems that arose between them, which was the gateway through which the Zanj leader entered to exploit the conflict between them and control Basra. The Zanj incitement to revolt against the Abbasid state has become clearAl-Balaliyyah and Al-Saadiyyah during that era and their harmony in defending Basra, despite the differences between them. However, the lack of military plans and the failure of the Abbasid state to supply soldiers prevented the achievement of victories. Consequently, the Zanj invaded the city, invaded it, and annihilated its military garrisons represented by the Bilaliyahs and Saadiyyahs, a role that was not highlighted by researchers, and we have relied on it. We use the descriptive and analytical approach in explaining and interpreting some events. We divided the research into a number of main headings that flow into the content of its idea and field, which revolves around an important period of Abbasid history.
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