Soon after his arrival as newly appointed governor of Iraq, al-Ḥajjāj (d. 95/714) faced a standoff with prominent member the Baṣran garrison, Ibn al-Jārūd al-ʿAbdī 76/695). In this article, I track course rebellion an example political system that, lacking hegemonic coercion and control, was rather characterized by multiple overlapping centers authority in which caliph, governor, those under th...