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===The Battle with 'Abd Allah b. Zubayr=== | ===The Battle with 'Abd Allah b. Zubayr=== | ||
Al-Hajjaj left Kufa in [[ | Al-Hajjaj left Kufa in [[Jumada I]], [[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=== | ||
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Al-Hajjaj did opposed his decision, and insisted that ibn Ash'ath go on his military advance until he conquers [[Kabul]]. This disagreement led to ibn Ash'ath's uprising against al-Hajjaj. Ibn Ash'ath's army, consisting of over 70,000 people, pledged their allegiance to him, and he defeated al-Hajjaj. | Al-Hajjaj did opposed his decision, and insisted that ibn Ash'ath go on his military advance until he conquers [[Kabul]]. This disagreement led to ibn Ash'ath's uprising against al-Hajjaj. Ibn Ash'ath's army, consisting of over 70,000 people, pledged their allegiance to him, and he defeated al-Hajjaj. | ||
When 'Abd al-Malik's backup forces arrived, al-Hajjaj went to Basra and fought with Ibn Ash'ath. In the first battle, al-Hajjaj was victorious, but in the second battle, which occurred on [[Dhu l- | When 'Abd al-Malik's backup forces arrived, al-Hajjaj went to Basra and fought with Ibn Ash'ath. In the first battle, al-Hajjaj was victorious, but in the second battle, which occurred on [[Dhu l-Hijja 10]], [[81]]/January 29, 701, he was defeated and had to retreat to Basra. After this, ibn Ash'ath went to Zawiya, near Basra, to fight with al-Hajjaj, but after the first victory, he was defeated in [[Muharram]] [[82]]/February 701. After a fierce battle with [['Abd al-Rahman b. 'Abbas al-Hashimi]], al-Hajjaj took Basra back, and gave an amnesty to its people. | ||
When al-Hajjaj learned that ibn Ash'ath's 200,000-member army were 7 [[Farsakh]]s away north of Kufa, he launched a battle against them, and after 100 days and 80 battles lasting from [[Rabi' I 1]] to [[Jumada II 14]], [[82]]/April 19 to July 30, 701), he defeated ibn Ash'ath and decapitated most prisoners. | When al-Hajjaj learned that ibn Ash'ath's 200,000-member army were 7 [[Farsakh]]s away north of Kufa, he launched a battle against them, and after 100 days and 80 battles lasting from [[Rabi' I 1]] to [[Jumada II 14]], [[82]]/April 19 to July 30, 701), he defeated ibn Ash'ath and decapitated most prisoners. | ||