Revolt of Zayd ibn Ali

Revolt of Zayd ibn Ali
Date122 Hijri (AD 740)
Location
Result Umayyad victory
Belligerents
Umayyad Caliphate Alids
Commanders and leaders
Yusuf ibn Umar al-Thaqafi
Hakam ibn Salt
Zayd ibn Ali 
Muawiyat ibn Ishaq 
Salma ibn Kohayk
Nasr ibn Khazima Abasi 
Jafar as-Sadiq (spiritual support)
Strength
≈12,000 218

In 740, Zayd ibn Ali led an unsuccessful rebellion against the Umayyad Caliphate, that had taken over the Rashidun Caliphate since the death of his great-grandfather, Ali.