Timeline August 686

Events in August 686 3

• 644 – 686 Ubayd ibn Ziyad (644-686) Died 6 August 686, aged 42 Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad was the Umayyad governor of Kufa and Basra who ordered the killing of Husayn ibn Ali at Karbala in 680. He was defeated and killed at the Battle of Khazir by forces loyal to Mukhtar al-Thaqafi, who was seeking revenge for Husayn's death.
• 686 Death of Pope John V Brief pontificate ends after a year Pope John V, a Syrian-born cleric who had served as a papal legate at the Third Council of Constantinople, died after barely a year as pope. His short pontificate was marked by illness that largely prevented him from governing. A contested election followed before Conon was chosen as his successor.
• 686 Battle of Khazir Mukhtar's forces crush the Umayyad army of Iraq On the banks of the Khazir River near Mosul, the army of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi defeated Umayyad forces led by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad. Ibn Ziyad, the governor responsible for the killing of Husayn ibn Ali at Karbala, was killed in the rout along with several of his commanders. The victory consolidated Mukhtar's control of Kufa during the Second Fitna.