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It is the lunar month of muharram which marks battle between Hussain son of Ali and Yazid son of Muljim. I am a shia muslim and have grown up listening to exaggerated accounts of the events. Are there non biased accounts of what transpired? Are there any books on it from neutral historians?

by /u/hasniiii in /r/AskHistorians

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