HIST 307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Khawarij
21 Oct 2020
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In 685, after he comes to power, there is a guy named mukhtar who comes into open rebellion in the city of kufah for about 2 years. He is using another son of ali, but this also shows that the people of the iraqi region were not too happy about the umayyad caliphate. Note that although you were an umayyad you were not always considered to be the sole person in power, because many people dislike this family. After the rebellion is crushed, the only people who are still in power are the. Kharijites, by this time these guys are pushed to modern day rayy and. Kharijites, by this time these guys are pushed to modern day rayy and isfnan. The kharijites will eventually bring down the umayyads after many years of being in the eastern territories. The last 10- 12 years of his reign are very peaceful and in about 705 he died a natural death.
