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When he was appointed as the ruler of Iraq, he hasted to arrive there. He arrived in Kufa with only 12 cavalries. On Friday, he went to the mosque with a covered face, and in a well-known oration, he threatened people who had escaped the army of [[Muhallab b. Abi Sufra]]—the commander of [[Bushr b. Marwan]]'s army—to fight with [[Haruriyya Khawarij]] that he would kill them unless they join him within three days. After dominating Kufa, al-Hajjaj went to [[Basra]] and delivered a threatening speech, like his speech in Kufa, and he then went to Rustaqubadh to reinforce Muhallab in his fight with Khawarij. | When he was appointed as the ruler of Iraq, he hasted to arrive there. He arrived in Kufa with only 12 cavalries. On Friday, he went to the mosque with a covered face, and in a well-known oration, he threatened people who had escaped the army of [[Muhallab b. Abi Sufra]]—the commander of [[Bushr b. Marwan]]'s army—to fight with [[Haruriyya Khawarij]] that he would kill them unless they join him within three days. After dominating Kufa, al-Hajjaj went to [[Basra]] and delivered a threatening speech, like his speech in Kufa, and he then went to Rustaqubadh to reinforce Muhallab in his fight with Khawarij. | ||
==Battle with Ibn Jarud== | ===Battle with Ibn Jarud=== | ||
When al-Hajjaj arrived in Rustaqubadh, he encountered the first riot of Iraqi people under the leadership of [['Abd Allah b. Jarud]]. The riot was caused by al-Hajjaj's insistence that people should resist in battlefields until they win and his decision to reduce the soldier's wages to 100 | When al-Hajjaj arrived in Rustaqubadh, he encountered the first riot of Iraqi people under the leadership of [['Abd Allah b. Jarud]]. The riot was caused by al-Hajjaj's insistence that people should resist in battlefields until they win and his decision to reduce the soldier's wages to 100 [[dirham]]s. In this riot, which occurred in [[Rabi' II]], [[76]]/August 695, Iraqi people plundered al-Hajjaj's property and his armaments. After consultations with his companions and upon the arrival of backup forces, al-Hajjaj fought with them and killed ibn Jarud. | ||
==Quenching Iraqi Negros== | ==Quenching Iraqi Negros== | ||