Salm ibn Qutayba al-Bahili
Salm ibn Qutayba al-Bahili | |
|---|---|
| Umayyad Governor of Basra | |
| In office 745 – September/October 749 | |
| Monarch | Marwan II |
| Deputy | of Yazid ibn Umar ibn Hubayra |
| Abbasid Governor of Rayy | |
| In office 750s–763 | |
| Monarch | Al-Mansur |
| Abbasid Governor of Basra | |
| In office 763–763/4 | |
| Monarch | Al-Mansur |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad ibn Sulayman |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 766 |
| Relations | Bahila (tribe) |
| Children | |
| Parent |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Umayyad Caliphate, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Years of service | 740s – 766 |
| Rank | Commander |
Abu Abd Allah Salm ibn Qutayba ibn Muslim al-Bahili[1] was an 8th-century Arab who served as governor and military commander for both the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates.
Salm was the son of the distinguished
According to
governor of Iraq in 738, he considered making Salm governor of Khurasan, but Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik rejected his choice, and Nasr ibn Sayyar was appointed instead.[4][5] During the civil war, he served as governor of Basra under Yazid ibn Umar ibn Hubayra.[5][6] In September/October 749, as the forces of the Abbasid Revolution entered Iraq, the Abbasid commander al-Hasan ibn Qahtaba appointed Sufyan ibn Mu'awiya ibn Yazid ibn al-Muhallab as governor over Basra and sent him to take over the city. Salm, aided by the troops of the Qays and Mudar at his disposal, confronted the advance guard under Sufyan's son Mu'awiyah, who was killed. Sufyan then abandoned his march on Basra. Salm retained control of the city until he received news of Yazid ibn Umar's death, whereupon he abandoned it.[7]
After the establishment of the
His sons, Amr, Muthanna,
Ibrahim, and Kathir, and their offspring, continued to occupy several high offices as governors and military commanders in the early Abbasid regime.[11]
References
- ^ a b McAuliffe 1995, p. 164 (note 797).
- ^ Bosworth 1986, pp. 541–542.
- ^ Crone 1980, pp. 136–137.
- ^ Blankinship 1989, pp. 187, 190–191.
- ^ a b c Crone 1980, p. 137.
- ^ Williams 1985, p. 143.
- ^ Williams 1985, pp. 143–145.
- ^ McAuliffe 1995, pp. 164, 277–278.
- ^ McAuliffe 1995, p. 292.
- ^ Kennedy 1990, p. 12.
- ^ Crone 1980, pp. 137–138.
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