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Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf

Type Figure Region Hijaz Time 661–714 Also known as Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf、الحجاج بن يوسف الثقفي、Hajjaj al-Thaqafi

Powerful Umayyad governor (661–714) of the Hijaz and Iraq who crushed rebellions, reformed finances, and built the city of Wasit.

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  1. 661–693Ta'if · HijazBorn in Ta'if in the Hijaz, of the Taghlib tribe. During the Second Civil War he remained loyal to the Umayyads, and for his success in suppressing the faction of Ibn al-Zubayr in Mecca he was appointed governor of the Hijaz around 692, consolidating caliphal authority by iron-handed means.
  2. 694–714Wasit · IraqAppointed by Abd al-Malik to govern Iraq, he suppressed rebellions in Kufa and Basra and reformed taxation and military supply. Between the Tigris and Euphrates he built Wasit as a military and administrative center, effectively controlling the eastern empire for a long period until his death.

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