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After the conquest of Iraq, al-Hajjaj was sent from [[Kufa]] to Hijaz to quench [['Abd Allah b. Zubayr]]. He was the commander of the army, and most of the army were from Syria. | After the conquest of Iraq, al-Hajjaj was sent from [[Kufa]] to Hijaz to quench [['Abd Allah b. Zubayr]]. He was the commander of the army, and most of the army were from Syria. | ||
==The Battle with 'Abd Allah b. Zubayr== | ===The Battle with 'Abd Allah b. Zubayr=== | ||
Al-Hajjaj left Kufa in [[Jamadi al-Awwal]], 72 | Al-Hajjaj left Kufa in [[Jamadi al-Awwal]], [[72]]/September 691, he went to [[Ta'if]] in the same year, and then camped there. Apparently the reason was that he was commissioned not to invade [[Mecca]] and [[Masjid al-Haram]]. After one or two months of stay in Ta'if and some clashes with the army of [['Abd Allah b. Zubayr]] in [['Arafat]], when the caliph's forces arrived, he went to Mecca with the permission of the caliph. He sieged the city for 7 or 9 months since [[Dhu l-Qa'da 1]], [[72]]/March 28, 692, and threw stones to the [[Ka'ba]] with catapults. After serious battles, he killed 'Abd Allah b. Zubayr in [[Jumada I]] or [[Jumada II 17]], [[73]]/October 7, or November 6, 692. He conquered Mecca and annexed [[Hijaz]] to the [[Umayyad]] realm. | ||
==Ruler of Hijaz== | ==Ruler of Hijaz== | ||