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==Al-Hajjaj's Practice== | ==Al-Hajjaj's Practice== | ||
===Al-Hajjaj's constructions=== | ===Al-Hajjaj's constructions=== | ||
Al-Hajjaj executed constructions during his rule, including a water well in Mecca called Yaquta, dams around Mecca to reserve water supplies, and farms around creeks from [[Euphrates]]. He also constructed a city, called "Nile", near Euphrates north of [[ | Al-Hajjaj executed constructions during his rule, including a water well in Mecca called Yaquta, dams around Mecca to reserve water supplies, and farms around creeks from [[Euphrates]]. He also constructed a city, called "Nile", near Euphrates north of [[Hillah]]. Today only ruins of the city have remained. From [[83]]/702-3 to [[86]]/705, al-Hajjaj constructed another city, called Wasit, and made specific laws to keep it clean and beautiful, and stayed there until his death. | ||
In [[75]]/694-5 and [[76]]/695-6, al-Hajjaj minted [[dirham]]s and [[dinar]]s with Arabic inscriptions. | In [[75]]/694-5 and [[76]]/695-6, al-Hajjaj minted [[dirham]]s and [[dinar]]s with Arabic inscriptions. | ||