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644 – 686Ubayd ibn Ziyad (644-686)Died 6 August 686, aged 42Ubayd 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.
686Battle of KhazirMukhtar's forces crush the Umayyad army of IraqOn 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.