October 27, 2003
Al-Hajjaj Al-Thaqafi leaves Ta'if towards Damascus, capital of the Umayyads after Abdullah bin Al-Zubeir's soldiers attack and ins...Read more
October 28, 2003
Caliph Abdul Malik bin Marwan's kills Amr bin Said bin Al-Aas after his arrival in Damascus despite granting him safety, the publi...Read more
October 29, 2003
Al-Hajjaj achieves his goal by meeting the Caliph Abdul Malik after the Caliph wishes him to take control of the soldiers despite ...Read more
October 30, 2003
Abdullah bin Al-Zubeir appoints Ibn Al-Muhalab to Basra after he is brought in from Khorasan to suppress the sedition of the Khari...Read more
October 31, 2003
Ibn Al-Muhalab is concerned about the complacency of the people of Basra and their reliance upon him in his war against the Kharij...Read more
November 1, 2003
Caliph Abdul Malik sends Al-Hajjaj to Zafar bin Al-Harith to make peace, bribing him with money in preparation for the Caliph to l...Read more
November 2, 2003
Caliph Abdul Malik goes to the head of his army to fight Musa'b bin Al-Zubeir in Iraq accompanied by Al-Hajjaj. Ibn Al-Muhalab is ...Read more
November 3, 2003
Musa'b bin Al-Zubeir is killed after the victory of Caliph Abdul Malik bin Marwan's army against him. The Umayyad caliph sends his...Read more
November 4, 2003
Caliph Abdul Malik bin Marwan returns to Damascus victorious after appointing Khaled and his brother Bishr control over Iraq. Al-M...Read more
November 5, 2003
Caliph Abdul Malik sends a campaign to the Hijaz under the command of Al-Hajjaj to bring an end to the rule of the people of Al-Zu...Read more
November 6, 2003
Bishr complies with the order of the Caliph to send the Iraqi troops under the command of Ibn Amr to join Al-Hajjaj in his campaig...Read more
November 7, 2003
Yousef Al-Thaqafi and his son Muhammad's attempts to discourage Al-Hajjaj from attacking Mecca fail after Al-Hajjaj is determined ...Read more
November 8, 2003
Caliph Abdul Malik begins the arabisation of bureaucracy and currency as pointed out by Al-Hajjaj. Al-Hajjaj plans to lay siege to...Read more
November 9, 2003
Yousef Al-Thaqafi joins Abdullah bin Al-Zubeir after his son refuses to abandon Al-Hajjaj on his campaign to Mecca. Al-Hajjaj's tr...Read more
November 10, 2003
Al-Hajjaj tightens the siege upon the people of Mecca after his soldiers take control of the Maimoun well, cutting off water to Me...Read more
November 11, 2003
The people of Basra abandon Ibn Al-Muhalab, returning to Basra promising that they will return any attack made against them. Khale...Read more
November 12, 2003
The people of Mecca panic at the sight of the catapults after their installation in the mountains. Al-Hajjaj is persistent in his ...Read more
November 13, 2003
Al-Hajjaj's attempts to make peace with Abdullah fail after the latter refuses to comply with the Caliph's order to step down from...Read more
November 14, 2003
Al-Hajjaj begins his attack on Mecca after bombarding it with flaming rocks to the panic and fear of the civilians. Some of the pe...Read more
November 15, 2003
The Islamic empire is in turmoil after Al-Hajjaj bombards and destroys Mecca. Caliph Abdul Malik resents Al-Hajjaj's bombardment o...Read more
November 16, 2003
The siege on Mecca comes to an end after Abdullah bin Al-Zubeir and Yousef Al-Thaqafi, father of Al-Hajjaj are killed, after Al-Ha...Read more
November 17, 2003
Al-Hajjaj displays the body of Abdullah bin Al-Zubeir and crucifies it before sending his head to the Umayyad caliph to the grief ...Read more
November 18, 2003
The people of Mecca plan to remove Al-Hajjaj from the governance of Mecca after his oppression of them is exacerbated. Al-Hajjaj l...Read more
November 19, 2003
The people of Mecca make use of the Caliph's arrival during the Hajj season, disclosing their wish to expel Al-Hajjaj from Mecca a...Read more
November 20, 2003
The people of Kufa and Basra unite in their ranks hasty to join the army of Ibn Al-Muhalab in the Ahwaz, fearing the brutality of ...Read more
November 21, 2003
Al-Hajjaj is victorious over Abdullah bin Jaroud and his tribe after they betray the loyalty of the Caliph Abdul Malik, going agai...Read more
November 22, 2003
The Kharijites under the command of Al-Shaibani invade Kufa with Al-Hujjaj triumphing over them following the killing of Al-Shaiba...Read more
November 23, 2003
The Umayyad State finds stability after Al-Hajjaj is able to suppress and eliminate the sedition of the Kharijites following the m...Read more
November 24, 2003
Ibn Al-Asha'th prepares to fight the Turks led by their king Zumbil, spilling the blood of many Muslims in the attack. Al-Hajjaj w...Read more
November 25, 2003
Ibn Al-Asha'th disobeys Al-Hajjaj and goes against oath of allegiance to the Umayyad Caliph after allying with his enemy Zumbil. I...Read more
January 1, 1970
Al-Hajjaj returns to Basra following his victory against Ibn Al-Asha'th in the Deir Al-Jumajum region after the Caliph supplies hi...Read more
January 1, 1970
The Umayyad Caliph Abdul Malik bin Marwan dies, having built a strong Umayyad State with the help of Al-Hajjaj, making his son Al-...Read more
January 1, 1970
Al-Hajjaj's fear for himself causes him to imprison Yazeed ibn Al-Muhalab after a fortune teller predicts his death at the hand of...Read more
January 1, 1970
Yazeed flees to Damascus after his sister Hind was able to help him accompanied by her maid and the prison guard. Al-Hajjaj's atte...Read more
January 1, 1970
Al-Hajjaj kills Said bin Jubeir for disobeying him in years past to the dissatisfaction of the Caliph Al-Walid bin Abdul Malik and...Read more