Banu Najiyah revolt

Banu Najiyah Revolt
	Part of First Fitna and the Kharijite Rebellions against Ali
Date	658–659
Location	Iraq , Iran , Oman and Bahrain
Result	Victory for Ali
Belligerents
Rashidun Caliphate	Kharijites
Commanders and leaders
Ali ibn Abi Talib; Ziyad ibn Khasafah (WIA); Al-Hilu ibn Auf Al-Azdi †; Ma'qil bin Qays; Khalid bin Ma‘dan; Yazid bin al Mughafil	Al-Khirrit bin Rashid al Naji †
Strength
Battle of al-Madhr:; 120–130 troops Battle of Ramhormoz:; 2,000 troops Battle of the Persian Gulf:; 4,000 troops	Battle of al-Madhr:; Roughly equal Battle of Ramhormoz:; Unknown Battle of the Persian Gulf:; Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Total casualties ; 545 killed; 500 captured
	1 Muslim civilian killed by Kharijites and 1 Christian of Banu Taghlib killed

The Banu Najiyah Revolt was a Kharijite uprising against the authority of the fourth Rashidun caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib led by Al-Khirrit bin Rashid who was previously Ali's governor of Ahwaz. Khirrit gathered support from various factions that had refused to pay the Sadaqah tax and were generally opposed to Ali during the turmoil of the First Fitna. Khirrit also gained support from local Christians and fought against Ali's forces on the coasts of the Persian Gulf, where he was ultimately defeated.