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594 – 656Talha ibn Ubaydullah (594-656)Died 7 December 656, aged 62Talha ibn Ubaydullah was an early companion of Muhammad and counted among the ten companions promised paradise in Sunni tradition. He was killed at the Battle of the Camel while fighting against Caliph Ali's forces near Basra.
656Battle of the CamelFirst major battle of the Muslim civil war, fought near BasraForces loyal to Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib defeated an army led by Aisha, widow of the Prophet Muhammad, together with Talha ibn Ubaydullah and Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, near Basra. Named for the camel on which Aisha observed the fighting, it was the first large-scale armed conflict between Muslims.