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Al Muhallab bin Abi Suffrah, (أبو سعيد, المهلّب بن أبي صفرة الأزدي), also known as Abu Said.(born c. 632, Oman/UAE — died February 702, Khorasan), Azd
i Arab
warrior and general, originally from Dibba
on present day Oman
-UAE border. He was an important participant in the political developments of his time and the object of many poets praise. He is also regarded the progenitor of the Bu Said tribe of Oman.
and Multān
. Later he was stationed in the eastern provinces, leading expeditions against the Central Asian city of Samarkand
for the governors of Khorasan
, in the north-east of modern Iran
.
Soon after the death of Muʿāwiyah in 680, the Islamic community was convulsed by civil wars. During this time al-Muhallab deserted the Umayyads and sided with the anti-caliph [[ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr]] who entrusted him with suppressing the Kharijite rebellions in Iraq by the Azariqa, Basra subsequently became known as Basra Al Muhallab. . In 698, he was made governor of Khorasan
by Al-Hajjaj until his death when he was succeeded by his son Yazid ibn al-Muhallab
. The rise of the Muhallabids
and the "Omani Azd" in Khorasan
and Basra
is linked to their alliance with the Rabi'ah against the Mudar.
Azd
The Azd or Al Azd, are an Arabian tribe. They were a branch of the Kahlan tribe, which was one of the two branches of Qahtan the other being Himyar.In the ancient times, they inhabited Ma'rib, the capital city of the Sabaean Kingdom in modern-day Yemen...
i Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
warrior and general, originally from Dibba
Dibba
Dibba , sometimes spelled Diba or Daba, is a coastal region at the northeastern tip of the United Arab Emirates/Oman peninsula on the Gulf of Oman...
on present day Oman
Oman
Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...
-UAE border. He was an important participant in the political developments of his time and the object of many poets praise. He is also regarded the progenitor of the Bu Said tribe of Oman.
Career
Al-Muhallab first served under the caliph Muʿāwiyah, campaigning in South Asia and raiding the country between KābulKabul
Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...
and Multān
Multan
Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...
. Later he was stationed in the eastern provinces, leading expeditions against the Central Asian city of Samarkand
Samarkand
Although a Persian-speaking region, it was not united politically with Iran most of the times between the disintegration of the Seleucid Empire and the Arab conquest . In the 6th century it was within the domain of the Turkic kingdom of the Göktürks.At the start of the 8th century Samarkand came...
for the governors of Khorasan
Greater Khorasan
Greater Khorasan or Ancient Khorasan is a historical region of Greater Iran mentioned in sources from Sassanid and Islamic eras which "frequently" had a denotation wider than current three provinces of Khorasan in Iran...
, in the north-east of modern Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
.
Soon after the death of Muʿāwiyah in 680, the Islamic community was convulsed by civil wars. During this time al-Muhallab deserted the Umayyads and sided with the anti-caliph [[ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr]] who entrusted him with suppressing the Kharijite rebellions in Iraq by the Azariqa, Basra subsequently became known as Basra Al Muhallab. . In 698, he was made governor of Khorasan
Greater Khorasan
Greater Khorasan or Ancient Khorasan is a historical region of Greater Iran mentioned in sources from Sassanid and Islamic eras which "frequently" had a denotation wider than current three provinces of Khorasan in Iran...
by Al-Hajjaj until his death when he was succeeded by his son Yazid ibn al-Muhallab
Yazid ibn al-Muhallab
Yazid ibn al-Muhallab was a provincial governor in the time of the Umayyad dynasty.In A.H. 78 Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf appointed al-Muhallab Khurasan's governor. In A.H. 82 al-Muhallab's son Mughirah died and al-Muhallab sent Yazid to replace him. Soon afterwards al-Muhallab died and al-Hajjaj...
. The rise of the Muhallabids
Muhallabids (clan)
Muhallabids are the kinsmen or clients of Al Muhallab ibn Abi Suffrah. They rose to power in service to the Umayyads before coming crashing down in political struggle with the Caliph Yazid II in 720 CE...
and the "Omani Azd" in Khorasan
Greater Khorasan
Greater Khorasan or Ancient Khorasan is a historical region of Greater Iran mentioned in sources from Sassanid and Islamic eras which "frequently" had a denotation wider than current three provinces of Khorasan in Iran...
and Basra
Basra
Basra is the capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq near Kuwait and Iran. It had an estimated population of two million as of 2009...
is linked to their alliance with the Rabi'ah against the Mudar.