Mukhtar al-Thaqafi
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Al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd al-Thaqafi was a pro-Alid revolutionary based in Kufa, who led a rebellion against the Umayyad Caliphate in 685 and ruled over most of Iraq for eighteen months during the Second Fitna.
Born in Ta'if, Mukhtar moved to Iraq... Wikipedia
Born: 622 AD, Taif, Saudi Arabia
Died: April 3, 687 AD (age 65 years), Kufa, Iraq
Place of burial: Masjid e Azam,kufa, Kufa, Iraq
Spouse: Umra
Siblings: Safiyya bint Abi-Ubayd
Full name: Mukhtar Abu Ubaid Masood Thaqafi
Allegiance: Alids; Zubayrids (681–684)