Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Qasri
Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Qasri محمد بن خالد القسري | |
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| Governor of Medina, Mecca, Taif | |
| In office 758–760/1 | |
| Monarch | al-Mansur |
| Preceded by | Ziyad ibn Ubaydallah al-Harithi |
| Succeeded by | Riyah ibn Uthman al-Murri |
| Personal details | |
| Died | Abbasid Caliphate |
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| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Service/ | Umayyad army |
| Battles/wars | Abbasid Revolution |
Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Qasri (Arabic: محمد بن خالد القسري) was a son of the famed Khalid al-Qasri, the longtime (724–738) governor of al-Iraq for the Umayyads.[1]
During the Abbasid Revolution, he participated in the uprising at Kufa at the approach of the Abbasid army,[1] and later was appointed governor of Mecca, Medina, and Ta'if by the Abbasid caliph al-Mansur.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Crone 1980, p. 102.
- ^ Crone 1980, p. 103.
Sources[edit]
- Crone, Patricia (1980). Slaves on Horses: The Evolution of the Islamic Polity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-52940-9.