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Al-Hajjaj's loyalty to the Umayyads and his attempts to protect their [[caliphate]] made him respectable by the Umayyad caliphs. 'Abd al-Malik b. Marwan recommended his son, Walid, to be close to al-Hajjaj When he was dying. He called one of his sons "al-Hajjaj". [[Walid b. 'Abd al-Malik]] also respected al-Hajjaj and called him the skin of his face. He was highly saddened by hearing al-Hajjaj's death. | Al-Hajjaj's loyalty to the Umayyads and his attempts to protect their [[caliphate]] made him respectable by the Umayyad caliphs. 'Abd al-Malik b. Marwan recommended his son, Walid, to be close to al-Hajjaj When he was dying. He called one of his sons "al-Hajjaj". [[Walid b. 'Abd al-Malik]] also respected al-Hajjaj and called him the skin of his face. He was highly saddened by hearing al-Hajjaj's death. | ||
==Excessive Bloodshed== | ===Excessive Bloodshed=== | ||
Al-Hajjaj massively killed his and Umayyad's opponents. He was fond of killing, as he is quoted as saying that he took pleasure in shedding blood and doing things that no one else has ever done. Al-Hajjaj slaughtered thousands of prisoners of Dayr Jamajim and Zawiya, and according to historians, he slaughtered over 130,000 people. He so excessively killed his opponents that he came to be reprimended by 'Abd al-Malik b. Marwan—he wrote a letter to al-Hajjaj and asked him to stop slaughtering people. | Al-Hajjaj massively killed his and Umayyad's opponents. He was fond of killing, as he is quoted as saying that he took pleasure in shedding blood and doing things that no one else has ever done. Al-Hajjaj slaughtered thousands of prisoners of "Dayr Jamajim" and "Zawiya", and according to historians, he slaughtered over 130,000 people. He so excessively killed his opponents that he came to be reprimended by 'Abd al-Malik b. Marwan—he wrote a letter to al-Hajjaj and asked him to stop slaughtering people. | ||
==Al-Hajjaj and Shias== | ==Al-Hajjaj and Shias== | ||