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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Haren, post: 3365187, member: 101492&quot;]You probably never heard of one of the most evils emperors in history. He is the second Umayyad caliph Yazid I . He goes down in history as a very cruel young king who did what he wish for 3 years of his reign. He slaughtered thousands of innocent and dissidents. He attacked the holiest place of islam (Mekka) with catapult. He attacked city of Medina with a huge army and his army raped all women and killed many men for 3 consecutive days. His cruel and heartless governor Ubayd-allah ibn Ziyad slaughtered the holy persona in Islam who was the grandson of prophet Muhammad in a desert with all his family members (70 men vs 30000 army!) </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the coin of Yazid I with the name of governor Ubayd-allah ibn Ziyad in pahlavi </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]892513[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>SLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. <i><i>temp.</i> Yazid I ibn Mu&#039;awiya. </i></b>AH 60-64 / AD 680-683. AR Drachm (32mm, 3.89 g, 3h). Issue of Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, governor of Iraq. ST (Istakhr) mint. Dated AH 61 (AD 680/1)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There is an amazing movie made with English subtitles that shows this turbulent period in history of middle east. I recommend this movie to everyone it is made great with many historical facts from the great history books such as Al-Tabari</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]lzYtrsLtSxw[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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