He wanted them to get the booty of the conquered lands.

He wanted them to get the booty of the conquered lands. In the meantime, he wanted to get rid of them. **Abid al-Rahman bin al-Ashath ** King Ratbil ruled Turkey. AI-Hajjaj sent Abid al-Rahman bin al-Ashath to Turkey to invade it. Abid al-Rahman went deeply into the Turkish lands. He won victories at some battles. So, he sent al-Hajjaj a letter. In the letter he asked him to stop fighting to refresh his fighters. AI-Hajjaj's answer was full of abuses.

Meanwhile, he ordered Abid al-Rahman to go deeper into the Turkish lands. Abid al-Rahman and his fighters knew al-Hajjaj's wicked aims. So, they decided to revolt against al-Hajaj and Abid al-Malik. After Abid al-Rahman had announced the revolution, he came back from Turkey. Many people supported him. The Koran readers were the first to support him. The Koran readers formed a battalion. Kumail bin Zyyad led the battalion.

Because the Kufians suffered from persecution, they also supported the revolution. The number of the revolutionaries was over one hundred people. This number included the Koran readers, worshipers, poets, religious jurists, and the common. Half the number were foreigners,. They suffered from racial discrimination. 'Me Umayyads preferred Arabs to non-Arabs. Saeed bin Jubair, the most famous jurist, was among the revolutionaries. He made the people eager to start the revolution.

Poets urged Abid al-Rahman to go on revolting to end persecution. **The Fights ** In 81 AH., Abid al-Rahman advanced towards Iraq. Violent fights took place there. The revolutionaries defeated al-Hajjaj's army. They freed many cities such as Sajestan and Kirman (in Iran), Basra and Kufa (In Iraq). Abid al-Malik sent a man to Abid al-Rahman to hold talks with him. He accepted some conditions such as removing al-Hajjaj from office. People rejoiced at freedom and victory.

So, they insisted on removing Abid al-Malik from the office, for he appointed al-Hajjaj ruler over them. Abid al-Malik sent military supplies to support al-Hajjaj. The army in Khurasan joined him, too. The Battle of Deer al-Jamajum The two armies met at Deer al-Jamajum. A violent fight took place between the two sides. AI-Hajjaj defeated Abid al-Rahman. Abid al-Rahman's army scattered. Some fighters escaped. Some passed away. Abid al-Rahman himself took refuge in Turkey.

Some revolutionaries such as Saeed bin Jubair and Kumail bin Zyyad disappeared. AI-Hajjaj began looking for the revolutionaries. He executed some of them. And some were afraid of him.