al- hajjaj ibn yusuf al-thaqafi

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al- Hajjaj ibn Yusuf al-Thaqafi

born 661, Al-if, Hejaz, Arabian Peninsula died June 714, Al-Wsi, Iraq Provincial governor under the Umayyad dynasty (661-750), first in Mecca and then in Iraq. He ruthlessly suppressed a rebellion in Mecca in 692. Two years later he was named governor of Iraq, where his willingness to use brute force to suppress insurrection made him a legend. Despite his inclination to use the sword, he was known for promoting prosperity and security in Iraq, keeping the irrigation system working, and improving agricultural production. He adopted a new, purely Arab currency