Mukhtar Thaqafi was a Shiite Muslim leader who set up a rebellion movement in 686 A.D. in the town of Kufa to avenge the martyrdom of Hussain, grandson of Islamic Prophet Muhammad.
Mukhtar Thaqafi was a Shiite Muslim leader who set up a rebellion movement in 686 A.D. in the town of Kufa to avenge the martyrdom of Hussain, grandson of Islamic Prophet Muhammad.