Muhallabids (clan)
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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. Under the Abassids they regained in prominence until the reign of the Caliph al-Mamun and produced a number of prominent peoples.
Caliph
The Caliph is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the ruler of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah. It is a transcribed version of the Arabic word which means "successor" or "representative"...
Yazid II
Yazid II
Yazid bin Abd al-Malik or Yazid II was an Umayyad caliph who ruled from 720 until his death in 724.According to the medieval Persian historian Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari, Yazid came to power on the death of Umar II on February 10, 720. His forces engaged in battle the Kharijites with whom Umar...
in 720 CE. Under the Abassids they regained in prominence until the reign of the Caliph al-Mamun and produced a number of prominent peoples.
- Al Muhallab ibn Abi Suffrah
- Yazid ibn al-MuhallabYazid ibn al-MuhallabYazid 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...