924 Hajj caravan raid

In March 924, the Qarmatians of Bahrayn attacked and looted a caravan of Hajj pilgrims making their way back from Mecca to Iraq. The Qarmatians overcame the caravan's armed escort and took many pilgrims prisoner, along with the escort commander, Abu'l-Hayja al-Hamdani, before releasing them for ransom. The raid, along with a failure to prevent a sack of Basra a few months before led to popular unrest in Baghdad, and the deposition and execution of the Abbasid Caliphate's vizier, Ibn al-Furat.

924 Hajj caravan raid
Part of the wars between the Qarmatians and the Abbasid Caliphate
DateMarch 924
Location
al-Habir, Arabia
Result Qarmatian victory
Belligerents
Qarmatians of Bahrayn Abbasid Caliphate
Commanders and leaders
Abu Tahir al-Jannabi Abu'l-Hayja al-Hamdani  (POW)
Strength
1,800 Unknown
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