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[[File:Obayd 1.jpg|thumbnail|Ibn-Ziad's palace in Kufa which is just a ruin nowadays. It's known as Darul'Imara.]] | |||
'''Obayd-Allah Ibn Ziad''' (d. 67/686), was [[Umayyad]] governor of Basra, Kufa and Khurasan during [[Mu’awiya]] I and [[Yazid]] I. He was the son of Ziad b. Abih, a favorite of [[Mu’awiya]], and a Persian slave called Marjana. During Ibn Ziad Governorship of Kufa, the revolt of [[Hussain ibn Ali|Hussain b. ʿAli]], a grandson of [[Muhammad]] Prophet, was suppressed leading to [[martyrdom]] of Hussain and his followers at the [[Battle of Karbala]]. After death of Yazid, he supported Marwan’s claim to become Caliph. Finally, he was killed by Ibrahim ibn Malek Ashtar, chief commander of [[Mukhtar]] revolt. | '''Obayd-Allah Ibn Ziad''' (d. 67/686), was [[Umayyad]] governor of Basra, Kufa and Khurasan during [[Mu’awiya]] I and [[Yazid]] I. He was the son of Ziad b. Abih, a favorite of [[Mu’awiya]], and a Persian slave called Marjana. During Ibn Ziad Governorship of Kufa, the revolt of [[Hussain ibn Ali|Hussain b. ʿAli]], a grandson of [[Muhammad]] Prophet, was suppressed leading to [[martyrdom]] of Hussain and his followers at the [[Battle of Karbala]]. After death of Yazid, he supported Marwan’s claim to become Caliph. Finally, he was killed by Ibrahim ibn Malek Ashtar, chief commander of [[Mukhtar]] revolt. | ||
==Governor of Khurasan and Iraq== | ==Governor of Khurasan and Iraq== | ||