Yazid ibn Umar ibn Hubayra
Yazid ibn Umar ibn Hubayra | |
|---|---|
| Umayyad governor of Qinnasrin | |
| In office 743–744 | |
| Monarch | al-Walid II |
| Umayyad governor of Iraq | |
| In office 745–750 | |
| Monarch | Marwan II |
| Preceded by | Al-Nadr ibn Sa'id al-Harashi |
| Succeeded by | Isa ibn Musa, Sulayman ibn Ali (Abbasid governors) |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 750 Wasit |
| Children |
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| Parent | Umar ibn Hubayra |
| Religion | Islam |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Umayyad Caliphate |
| Rank | Commander |
Yazid ibn Umar ibn Hubayra al-Fazari (
Origin
Like his father, Umar ibn Hubayra, Yazid was a Qaysi from the Jazira, and claimed to belong to the traditional Arab nobility although the family is unknown from the sources until Umar himself.[1] Both father and son are often simply called "Ibn Hubayra" in the sources.[2]
His prestige was such that not only did Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (r. 724–743) propose a marriage between Yazid and his granddaughter, the daughter of Hisham's favourite son, Mu'awiya, but Yazid felt able to reject the offer.[2]
In historical sources, Yazid is praised for his valour and military skill, but also for being a generous patron of poets and religious men; Yazid himself is known to have occasionally ventured his opinion on legal issues. His spontaneous generosity was well remembered, as well as his great appetite.[2]
Role in the Third Fitna
In marked difference to his distance to Hisham, he quickly moved to congratulate al-Walid II (r. 743–744) when he acceded to the throne after Hisham's death.[2] In return, al-Walid appointed Yazid as governor of Jund Qinnasrin.[3] After Yazid III overthrew al-Walid II, Yazid opposed the new regime, and shifted his support to Marwan II (r. 744–750), whom he urged to come to Syria.[2][4]
During the
Preoccupied with these campaigns, however, he neglected lending assistance to the governor of
Two of his sons, Dawud, who was with Yazid at Wasit, and Muthanna, who was governor of al-Yamama, were also killed by the Abbasids, while a third, Mukhallad, survived in Syria, where he and his descendants retained their influence.[4]
References
Sources
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- Judd, Steven C. (2019). "Yazīd b. ʿUmar b. Hubayra". In Fleet, Kate; ISSN 1873-9830.
- Vadet, J.-C. (1971). "Ibn Hubayra". In OCLC 495469525.
