Context: Marwan was succeeded by his son, Abd al-Malik (685–705), who reconsolidated Umayyad control of the caliphate. The early reign of Abd al-Malik was marked by the revolt of Al-Mukhtar, which was based in Kufa. Al-Mukhtar hoped to elevate Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah, another son of Ali, to the caliphate, although Ibn al-Hanafiyyah himself may have had no connection to the revolt. The troops of al-Mukhtar engaged in battles both with the Umayyads in 686, defeating them at the river Khazir near Mosul, and with Ibn al-Zubayr in 687, at which time the revolt of al-Mukhtar was crushed. In 691, Umayyad troops reconquered Iraq, and in 692 the same army captured Mecca. Ibn al-Zubayr was killed in the attack.

Question: Who was the father of Abd al-Malik?
Answer: Marwan

Question: When did Abd al-Malik's rule begin?
Answer: 685

Question: Where was Al-Mukhtar based? 
Answer: Kufa

Question: Who was the father of Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah?
Answer: Ali

Question: In what year did Ibn al-Zubayr die?
Answer: 692

Question: Who succeeded Abd al-Malik?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What span of years did Marwan rule?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who was another son of Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: When did the Umayyads defeat the troops of al-Mukhtar near Mosul?
Answer: Unanswerable