Ubayd Allah was a son of
Ziyad ibn Abi Sufyan. Ziyad had maintained a brutal command over
Basra and
Kufa until his death in 673. At this point Ubayd Allah became governor and tried to continue his father's Draconian policies. He also minted coinage, which survives to this day.In 680,
Yazid I ordered Ubayd Allah to keep order in Kufa as a reaction to third Shi’ah Imam,
Husayn ibn Ali's popularity there. Ubayd Allah appointed his brother Uthman as deputy and marched to Kufa. Hussain ibn Ali had already fled, and so Ubayd Allah executed Hussain ibn Ali’s cousin
Muslim ibn Aqeel and put out the right eye of Hussain ibn Ali’s supporter Mukhtar. He was also one of the leaders of the army of
Yazid I during the
battle of Karbala.
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`Ubayd Allah est le fils de Ziyad ibn Abi Sufyan qui a été gouverneur de l'
Irak jusqu'à sa mort en
673. Il y exerçait son autorité brutale au nom des
omeyyades. `Ubayd Allah lui a succédé et a continué sa politique.
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The Governor over Kufa responsible for the atrocities of Karbala.
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