Abu Ishaq al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd al-Thaqafi

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Abu Ishaq al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd al-Thaqafi was a 7th-century Islamic revolutionary in Kufa who led an uprising to avenge the death of Husayn ibn Ali and briefly established his own rule in Iraq.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim
historical figure
military leader
political leader
revolutionary
alliedWith supporters of the Ahl al-Bayt
associatedWithEvent Battle of Karbala (aftermath)
linked to: Battle of Karbala

revolt in Kufa 685
birthDate c. 622
birthPlace Arabian Peninsula
Hejaz
Taif
conflict Kufan uprising of 685–687
Second Fitna
countryOfCitizenship Rashidun Caliphate
Umayyad Caliphate
deathDate 67 AH
687
deathPlace Iraq
Kufa
ethnicGroup Arab
linked to: Arabs
executedBy Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr
fullName Abu Ishaq al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd al-Thaqafi
goal avenge the killing of Husayn ibn Ali at Karbala
ideology pro-Alid
knownAs al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi
linked to: Mukhtar al-Thaqafi
languageSpoken Arabic
mannerOfDeath killed in battle
movement pro-Alid movement
notableFor avenging the death of Husayn ibn Ali
establishing a short-lived rule in Iraq
leading an uprising in Kufa
opponent Ibn al-Zubayr
Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr
Umayyad Caliphate
orderedKillingOf Shimr ibn Dhi'l-Jawshan
Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad
many participants in the Battle of Karbala
parent Abi Ubayd al-Thaqafi
placeOfBurial Kufa
positionHeld de facto ruler of Kufa
leader of the Kufan uprising
relative Saad ibn Masud al-Thaqafi
religion Islam
residence Kufa
supportedBy mawali in Kufa
pro-Alid Kufans
timePeriod 7th century
First Islamic civil wars
linked to: First Fitna
tribe Banu Thaqif

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Mukhtar al-Thaqafi fullName Abu Ishaq al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd al-Thaqafi
Abu Ishaq al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd al-Thaqafi fullName Abu Ishaq al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd al-Thaqafi