Description: (An Efficient Governor of the Umayyad Caliphate)
Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf was a notable governor during the Umayyad Caliphate, appointed by Caliphs Abd al-Malik and al-Walid I. He introduced important reforms in Iraq and the eastern territories, such as altering coinage, tax records, and the Quran. His authoritarian approach helped suppress uprisings and maintain order through military force. However, he received backlash from later historians for possible persecutions and large-scale executions carried out under his rule.