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Hasan–Mu'awiya treaty
Peace treaty of Hasan with Muawiya
The Hasan–Mu'awiya treaty was a political peace treaty signed in between Hasan ibn Ali and Mu'awiya I (r.&#;–) to bring the First Fitna (–) to a close.
Hasan membaiat muawiyah biography
Under this treaty, Hasan ceded the caliphate to Mu'awiya on the condition that the latter should rule in compliance with the Quran and the sunna, a council should appoint his successor, and Hasan's supporters would receive amnesty.
Upon accession, Mu'awiya publicly recanted his earlier promises, while Hasan retired from politics in Medina. Throughout his reign, Mu'awiya also prosecuted notable partisans of Hasan and his father Ali.
Historical background
After Ali's assassination in , his eldest son Hasan was acknowledged caliph in Kufa.
Having been at war with Ali, Syria's governor Mu'awiya (r.&#;–) did not recognize the caliphate of Hasan, and led an army into Kufa, while pressing Hasan for abdication in his letters. In response, Hasan sent a vanguard under Ubayd A