the palace of Kufa
قصر الكوفة
Kufa's governor's palace, demolished without remains; famed for Abd al-Malik ibn Umayr's tale — in this very hall he had seen Husayn's head before Ibn Ziyad, Ibn Ziyad's before al-Mukhtar, al-Mukhtar's before Mus'ab, and now Mus'ab's before Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, who rose and ordered that arch torn down 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
A well-known account
It is related by Abd al-Malik ibn Umayr. He said that he was with Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan in this palace when the head of Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr was brought. He told him that he had been in it with Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad when the head of al-Husayn was brought. 1
He was then in it with al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd, with the head of Ibn Ziyad before him, and then with Mus'ab, with the head of al-Mukhtar before him. Abd al-Malik rose from his place and ordered that the arch be demolished. 1
What needs a source
The dates of its construction and demolition: an additional source is needed.
Sources
- Masalik al-absar fi mamalik al-amsar — al-Umari (1924 printing), p. 248-249
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islam.museum contributors. “the palace of Kufa”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/qasr-al-imara-kufa/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.