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Battle of Kerbala
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Noun1.Battle of Kerbala - a battle in 680 in which the grandson of Mohammed and his followers were killed; "the Battle of Kerbala is the basis for the Ta'ziyehs that are performed annually"
Karbala, Kerbala, Kerbela - a city of central Iraq to the south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680
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The events commemorate the death in 680 AD of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, and his close relatives and supporters in the Battle of Karbala in modern-day Iraq.
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Imam Hussain was killed in the Battle of Karbala in the 60th year of the Hijra calendar, or in AD680.
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9 Ashoura festival, at which Shi'tes marked the martyrdom of Imam Hussein at the battle of Karbala in 680 AD.
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