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Al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi

المختار الثقفي

A trail through Karbala's avenger.

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Levant & Iraq
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5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. The revolt

    الثقفي يعلن الثأر: الكوفة تشتعل.

    al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd · Kufa

  2. The penitents

    الندم على الحسين: انتحار التوابين.

    al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd · وقعة كربلاء

  3. The vengeance

    قتلة كربلاء يُقتلون: عبيد الله بن زياد.

    al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd · Kufa

  4. The state

    سنة ونصف حكم: العلويون والكوفة.

    al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd · Kufa

  5. The end

    مصعب يقتحم الكوفة 687.

    al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd · 'Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr

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Overview

A path through the rebel of Karbala: al-Mukhtar rises in Kufa in 685, kills the killers of Husayn, and his state lasts a year and a half. The Penitents and the vengeance.

Sources

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islam.museum contributors. “Al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-mukhtar-thaqafi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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