The Battle of Karbala in 1842 A Historic Study

Dr. Kareem Muttar H. Al-Zubeidy, Prof.; Hussein F. Al-Mufriji, Fatima

	The Battle of Karbala in 1842 A Historic Study
AL-SSBET JORNAL
Article 1, Volume 1, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 134-161
Authors
Prof. Dr. Kareem Muttar H. Al-Zubeidy; Fatima Hussein F. Al-Mufriji
Abstract
Abstract The study of the history of local cities has a great significance through which we can know the detailed history of the country as a whole. The researchers who are concerned with this field should explain all the social, economic and political developments that took place in these cities. We cannot, for example, understand the history of Iraq unless we study the history of each of its cities. The holy city of Karbala is one of the important cities of Iraq and its history, especially during the Ottoman era, is the focus of this study with reference to all the related issues. The battle of Karbala which took place in 1842 lasted long and witnessed severe incidents because of the horror and brutality that have been used by the government of Baghdad against the residents of Karbala.Ali Ridha Al-Ladh who was the ruler at that time and his army attacked the city, killed many people and looted a lot of things especially the treasure which belong to the holy shrines of Imam Al-Hussein and his brother Imam Al-Abbas (peace be upon them). They also impose their tough rules and exterminated all the opposition movements. This study sheds light on the reasons and sequences of this battle by reviewing the related resources. It is concluded that the policy of violence followed by the Ottoman state had resulted in a sense of hatred on the part of the people of the urban and rural areas especially in the central and southern Iraq since the government policy was based on sectarianism. The reign of Ali Ridha Al-Ladh is characterized harsh and unjust which made the Iraqi people look forward to following Mohammed Ali Pasha in order to establish a modern Arabian state which includes Egypt, Ihsaa and the Arabian peninsula as well as to get rid of the rule of Al-Ladh. This situation made Ali Ridha lose the ability to face challenges and led the Britons to reinforce their support to the Ottoman state in order to protect their strategic interests in Iraq. The reader of the events of 1842 can conclude that the Arabs had hated the Ottomans in general and can notice how sectarian their policy in Iraq was which consequently resulted in many uprisings, complaining and confrontations with the Ottoman army.

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