THE KHAREJITES, OR THEOCRATIC FACTION, REBEL AGAINST ALY 388 A.H. XXXVI. A.D. 657. CHAPTER XLI. DECISION OF THE UMPIRES. A.H. XXXVII. A.D. 658. The Umpires meet--The decision deposing Aly 391 CHAPTER XLII. THE KHAREJITES, OR THEOCRATIC SEPARATISTS, DEFEATED AT NEHRWAN. A.H. XXXVII. A.D. 658. Hostile attitude of Khârejites--Second campaign against Syria projected--Army diverted by Khârejites--Khârejites defeated 395 CHAPTER XLIII. REVOLT OF EGYPT. A.H. XXXVIII. A.D. 658. Aly abandons the war on Syria--Aly loses Egypt 401 CHAPTER XLIV. THE REMAINDER OF ALY’S REIGN. A.H. XXXVIII.-XL. A.D. 658–660. Khârejite émeutes--Syrian expeditions against Aly--Troubles of Aly--Peace between Aly and Muâvia 404 CHAPTER XLV. ASSASSINATION OF ALY. A.H. XL. A.D. 661. Conspiracy against Aly, Muâvia, and Amru--Muâvia and Amru escape--Assassination of Aly--Character of Aly 411 CHAPTER XLVI. HASAN SUCCEEDS ALY.--ABDICATES IN FAVOUR OF MUAVIA. A.H. XL., XLI. A.D. 661. Hasan abdicates the Caliphate--Muâvia sole Caliph 418 CHAPTER XLVII. SOME BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES. A.H. XL.--L. Amru, Moghîra, and Ziâd--Muâvia acknowledges Ziâd as his brother 422 CHAPTER XLVIII. YEZID PROCLAIMED HEIR APPARENT--HEREDITARY NOMINATION BECOMES A PRECEDENT. A.H. LVI. A.D. 676. Precedents of succession--Yezîd declared Heir Apparent--Precedent for future successions 427 CHAPTER XLIX. YEZID AND THE TRAGEDY AT KERBALA. A.H. LXI. A.D. 680. Yezîd succeeds to the Caliphate--Hosein sets out for Kûfa--Hosein stopped at Kerbala--The tragedy of Kerbala--Death of Hosein--‘The Moharram’ 433 CHAPTER L. THE OMEYYAD AND ABBASSIDE DYNASTIES, AND CONCLUSION.