Death of al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf
Death of an enemy of the Ahl al-Bayt Strength of evidence: Weak
Al-Hajjaj, the tyrannical Umayyad governor of Iraq who killed Shia figures such as Kumayl ibn Ziyad, Qanbar and Sa‘id ibn Jubayr, died at Wasit in 95 AH.
- Other views
- His death is reported in Ramadan or Shawwal 95 AH; WikiShia’s calendar gives 13 Ramadan.
- Sources
- تاریخ الامم و الملوک (تاریخ طبری)
- ویکیشیعه: حجاج بن یوسف ثقفی