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 During his uprising, al-Mukhtar managed to kill [[Shimr b. Dhi l-Jawshan]], [[Khawli b. Yazid]], [['Umar b. Sa'd]], and [['Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]],<ref>Ibn al-Athīr, ''Usd al-ghāba'', vol. 4, p. 347.</ref> and some others who took part and have significant role in killing Imam al-Husayn (a) and his companions.
-The commander of the army of the uprising was [[Ibrahim b. Malik al-Ashtar]] (the son of [[Malik al-Ashtar al-Nakha'i]]), and he was the one who killed 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad in [[Mosul]].<ref></Ibn al-Athīr, ''Usd al-ghāba'', vol. 4, p. 347.ref>
+The commander of the army of the uprising was [[Ibrahim b. Malik al-Ashtar]] (the son of [[Malik al-Ashtar al-Nakha'i]]), and he was the one who killed 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad in [[Mosul]].<ref>Ibn al-Athīr, ''Usd al-ghāba'', vol. 4, p. 347.</ref>
 [[Muhammad b. al-Hanafiyya]] was busy eating when al-Mukhtar sent the heads of 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad and 'Umar b. Sa'd to him to hang in [[Masjid al-Haram]]. He said, "Gratitude be to the Lord, that when Husayn's head was taken to 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad he was busy eating, and now his head has been brought to me while I am in the same situation."<ref>Muqaddisī, ''Āfarīnish wa tārīkh'', vol. 2, p. 913.</ref>