Yazid ibn Mazyad al-Shaybani
Yazid ibn Mazyad al-Shaybani يزيد بن مزيد الشيباني | |
|---|---|
| Abbasid Governor of Arminiyah | |
| In office 787–788 | |
| Monarch | Harun al-Rashid |
| Preceded by | Yusuf ibn Rashid al-Sulami |
| Succeeded by | Ubaydallah ibn al-Mahdi |
| In office 799–801 | |
| Monarch | Harun al-Rashid |
| Preceded by | Ali ibn Isa ibn Mahan |
| Succeeded by | Asad ibn Yazid al-Shaybani |
| Personal details | |
| Died | c. 801 Arminiyah, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Relations | Muhammad and Haytham (grandson) |
| Children | |
| Parent | Mazyad al-Shaybani |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Service/ | Abbasid army |
| Years of service | 780s -801 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Arab–Khazar wars |
Yazid ibn Mazyad al-Shaybani (
Arabic: يزيد بن مزيد الشيباني, romanized: Yazīd ibn Mazyad al-Shaybānī; died 801) was an Arab general and governor who served the Abbasid Caliphate
.
Biography
Yazid was member of the
Shayban tribe, dominant in the region of Diyar Bakr in the northern Jazira.[1] The first member of his family to rise to prominence was his uncle, Ma'n ibn Za'ida al-Shaybani, under the Umayyads. Although Ma'n fought against the Abbasid Revolution, he reconciled himself with the Abbasid regime and both he and his sons, Za'ida and Sharahil held governorships and high military posts.[2]
Yazid first served under Ma'n during the latter's governorship in
Jurjan in 783/784. After al-Hadi became Caliph, Yazid supported him in his intention—ultimately cut short by his death—to remove Harun from the succession in favour of al-Hadi's own son.[2]
Yazid's loyalty was rewarded by al-Hadi with his appointment to the governorship (Shirvanshahs) until 1027.[3]
After his tenure in Arminiya, Yazid was sent to combat a Kharijite rebellion led by the fellow-Shaybanid al-Walid ibn Tarif (795/796). Yazid succeeded in defeating and killing the rebel leader in battle, ending the uprising.[2][3] Yazid was re-appointed as ostikan in 799, in time to face the last Khazar attack on the Caliphate's Caucasian provinces, which he defeated. He died in Armenia in 801, and was succeeded by his son Asad.[4]
References
- ^ a b Ter-Ghewondyan 1976, p. 27.
- ^ a b c d e f Crone 1980, p. 169.
- ^ a b Ter-Ghewondyan 1976, pp. 27–28.
- ^ Ter-Ghewondyan 1976, p. 28.
Sources
- ISBN 0-521-52940-9.
- OCLC 490638192.
