Person
Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr
مصعب بن الزبير
Abu Abd Allah
d. 691 CE Quraysh
Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr governed Basra for the Zubayrids, defeated Mukhtar but was killed at the Battle of Maskin by Umayyads.
Significance
Zubayrid governor who fought Mukhtar and was defeated by Abd al-Malik
Reputation in tradition
mixed
Stated motivation
Support Zubayrid caliphate
Sources: Wikipedia and classical Islamic biographical literature compiled by automated researchers. Every page is being continuously refined — if something looks off, please check back in a few days.