two armies met at al-Ghazz in Kafartuta in August/September 746, and Dahhak's forces were decisively defeated, with Dahhak himself falling early in the battle. His successor, al-Khaybari, tried to renew the attack but was also killed. The Kharijite rebellion persisted, under Abu Dulaf, for another year, but by the end of 747, Mesopotamia, Iraq and Persia had been secured by Marwan. References Bibliography 746 deaths Rebellions against the Umayyad Caliphate Arab rebels Medieval Arabs killed in battle Kharijites Year of birth unknown Banu Shayban 8th-century Arabs Iraq under the Umayyad Caliphate People of the Third Fitna