Hajjaj bin Yousuf was ________?

  • A. Ummayyad
  • B. Abbasid
  • C. Ottoman
  • D. Thaqafi

Explanation

Hajjaj belonged to the Banu Thaqif tribe of Taif, so he is known as al-Thaqafi. He served the Umayyad state, but Umayyad was the ruling dynasty, not his tribal identity.

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