Humayd ibn Qahtaba ibn Shabib al-Ta'i

Qahtaba's army advances swiftly with the aim of taking Kufa, but is confronted by the Ummayad governor, Yazid ibn Hubayra.

Qahtaba is able to launch a surprise night attack on the Ummayad camp, forcing Yazid and his troops to flee to Wasit.

Qahtaba himself falls in this battle, but his son al-Hasan ibn Qahtaba assumes command and takes possession of Kufa on September 2.

Both al-Hasan and his brother, Humayd ibn Qahtaba, will become important military leaders in the early decades of the Abbasid regime.