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Al-Hurr was one of the best warriors of [[Kufa]].<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 5, p. 392, 427; Ibn Kathīr, ''al-Bidāya wa l-nihāya'', vol. 8, p. 195.</ref> In some sources, he has been mistakenly listed as one of the bodyguards of [['Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]], the ruler of Kufa.<ref>Ibn al-Jawzī, ''al-Muntaẓam'', vol. 5, p. 335; Ibn al-Wardī, ''Tārīkh'', vol. 1, p. 231.</ref> However, his appointment as one of the commanders of 'Ubayd Allah's Army (that were mainly from Tamim and Hamdan tribes) to confront Imam al-Husayn (a),<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 5, p. 422.</ref> his military discipline and full obedience to administrative edicts,<ref>See: Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 2, p. 473.</ref> can be taken as proofs of his military rank (not necessarily a bodyguard) in 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad's government. | Al-Hurr was one of the best warriors of [[Kufa]].<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 5, p. 392, 427; Ibn Kathīr, ''al-Bidāya wa l-nihāya'', vol. 8, p. 195.</ref> In some sources, he has been mistakenly listed as one of the bodyguards of [['Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]], the ruler of Kufa.<ref>Ibn al-Jawzī, ''al-Muntaẓam'', vol. 5, p. 335; Ibn al-Wardī, ''Tārīkh'', vol. 1, p. 231.</ref> However, his appointment as one of the commanders of 'Ubayd Allah's Army (that were mainly from Tamim and Hamdan tribes) to confront Imam al-Husayn (a),<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 5, p. 422.</ref> his military discipline and full obedience to administrative edicts,<ref>See: Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 2, p. 473.</ref> can be taken as proofs of his military rank (not necessarily a bodyguard) in 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad's government. | ||
This assumption is more substantiated | This assumption is more substantiated because al-Hurr had no pronounced political affiliation. None of the historical sources have reported his faith or political stance during the tense situations of the year [[60]]/680 in [[Kufa]]; only al-Bal'ami, in a doubtful report, regards him as one of Shi'a who had hidden their faith. | ||
==As the Commander of Kufa Army== | ==As the Commander of Kufa Army== | ||