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Silver coin minted in AH 82 (701 CE) in the name of Ibn al-Ash'ath

Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn al-Ash'ath was an Arab nobleman and military commander during the Umayyad Caliphate. Ibn al-Ash'ath played a minor role in the Second Fitna and then served as governor of Rayy. After the appointment of al-Hajjaj as governor of Iraq in 694, relations with the Iraqi tribal nobility became strained. In 699, al-Hajjaj appointed Ibn al-Ash'ath as commander of a huge Iraqi army to subdue Zabulistan. In 700, Ibn al-Ash'ath and the army revolted. This developed into a full-fledged anti-Umayyad rebellion, with widespread support, especially among the religious zealots known as "Quran readers". The rebel army was decisively defeated by al-Hajjaj's Syrian troops at the Battle of Dayr al-Jamajim. Ibn al-Ash'ath fled to Zabulistan. His fate is unclear, some accounts hold that he was executed there, while most claim that he committed suicide to avoid capture. The suppression of Ibn al-Ash'ath's revolt signalled the end of the power of the tribal nobility of Iraq. (Full article...)

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Hi Constantine and congratulations. A draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits from you or from anyone else interested are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:36, 18 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Gog the Mild, the blurb looks good :) Constantine ✍ 21:35, 18 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]