Mukhtar Thaqafi was a Shiite Muslim leader who sets up a rebellion movement in 686 A.D in the town of Kufa to avenge the martyrdom of Hussain (grandson of Islamic Prophet Muhammad).

Mukhtar Thaqafi is a Muslim leader who wants to take revenge to the murder of Husain bin Ali against the ones who he considers the enemies of Islam, not just by killing them but to stand against the government that supports them. He wanted to establish a new government that is guided by the word of justice according to the teachings of Islam prophet Mohammed.