Template:Did you know nominations/Sarjun ibn Mansur

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:33, 18 July 2019 (UTC)

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Sarjun ibn Mansur

 * ... that the Syrian Melkite Christian Sarjun ibn Mansur was in charge of the fiscal administration of Syria under the first five Umayyad caliphs, a period of half a century? Source: "Many sources know that he was at the head of the tax bureau in Syria during the caliphates of Muawiyah I, Yazid I, Muawiyah II, Marwan I, and well into the times of Abdalmalik [...] Baladhuri ... names as the date for the replacement of the man and hismethod the year 81 = 700, the fifteenth year of Abdalmalik's reign. A conservative guess for the year of his installation by Muawiyah would be the year 30 = 650". Sprengling (1939), p. 182
 * ALT1:... that the Melkite Christian Sarjun ibn Mansur, who headed the fiscal administration of Syria under the first five Umayyad caliphs, was the father of Saint John of Damascus? Source: "Many sources know that he was at the head of the tax bureau in Syria during the caliphates of Muawiyah I, Yazid I, Muawiyah II, Marwan I, and well into the times of Abdalmalik". Sprengling (1939), p. 182; "S. war der... der Vater des Ioannes Damaskenos (# 2969) und zugleich der Adoptivvater von dessen Adoptivbruder Kosmas (# 4089)." Prosopographie der mittelbyzantinischen Zeit, Sarğūn ibn Manṣūr ar-Rūmī (#6510)
 * Reviewed: Fatima bint al-Ahmar

Created by Cplakidas (talk). Self-nominated at 13:30, 3 June 2019 (UTC).


 * Hi Kim Post, thanks, I had completely forgotten about this. I corrected the "Adoptivvater" and will try to do the QPQ soon, although I can't promise when as I am on a business trip this week. I will ping you once it is done. Cheers, Constantine  ✍  11:47, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi Kim Post, QPQ is now done. Constantine  ✍  09:49, 15 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Splendid. Kim Post (talk) 18:57, 15 July 2019 (UTC) |}}
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Splendid. Kim Post (talk) 18:57, 15 July 2019 (UTC) |}}