Ubaydullah ibn Ziyad killed by Mukhtar’s army
Death of an enemy of the Ahl al-Bayt Strength of evidence: Medium
Ubaydullah ibn Ziyad, governor of Kufa and chief perpetrator of Karbala, was killed at the Battle of Khazir by Ibrahim ibn Malik al-Ashtar, Mukhtar’s commander; his head was sent to Mukhtar and then to Imam al-Sajjad.
- Other views
- Most sources date the Battle of Khazir to Ashura 67 AH; some say 66 AH.
- Sources
- تاریخ الامم و الملوک (تاریخ طبری)
- ذوب النضار، ابن نما حلی
- ویکیشیعه: عبیدالله بن زیاد