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The revolt
الثقفي يعلن الثأر: الكوفة تشتعل.
The penitents
الندم على الحسين: انتحار التوابين.
The vengeance
قتلة كربلاء يُقتلون: عبيد الله بن زياد.
The state
سنة ونصف حكم: العلويون والكوفة.
The end
مصعب يقتحم الكوفة 687.
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Overview
A path through the rebel of Karbala: al-Mukhtar rises in Kufa in 685, kills the killers of Husayn, and his state lasts a year and a half. The Penitents and the vengeance.
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islam.museum contributors. “Al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-mukhtar-thaqafi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.