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

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