Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Thaqafi

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Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Thaqafi
Umayyad governor of Fars
MonarchAbd al-Malik
Umayyad governor of Yemen
In office
713/714–715
MonarchAl-Walid I
Personal details
BornTa'if
Diedc. 714/5
Children
Parent(s)Yusuf ibn Hakam al-Thaqafi (father)
al-Fari'a bint Hammam ibn Urwa al-Thaqafi (mother)
RelativesAl-Walid II (grandson)
Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (brother)
Known forFounder of the city of Shiraz

Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Thaqafi (Arabic: محمد بن يوسف الثقفي) was a governor for the Umayyad Caliphate in the early 8th century.

Born in Ta'if, Muhammad was the brother of the powerful governor of Iraq, al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, he served under his brother as deputy governor for Fars.[1] He is credited as the founder of the city of Shiraz, which became the capital of Fars, in 693.[2][3] He later served as governor of Yemen.[1] He died in the latter office in 714/5.[4] His daughter married Yazid II, and their son, al-Walid II, ruled as caliph in 743–744.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Crone 1980, p. 135.
  2. ^ Lambton 1997, p. 472.
  3. ^ Limbert 2004, p. 4.
  4. ^ Hinds 1990, p. 222.
  5. ^ Powers 1989, pp. 89–90.

Sources[]

  • Crone, Patricia (1980). Slaves on Horses: The Evolution of the Islamic Polity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-52940-9.
  • Hinds, Martin, ed. (1990). The History of al-Ṭabarī, Volume XXIII: The Zenith of the Marwānid House: The Last Years of ʿAbd al-Malik and the Caliphate of al-Walīd, A.D. 700–715/A.H. 81–95. SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-88706-721-1.
  • Lambton, Ann K. S. (1997). "Shīrāz". In Bosworth, C. E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W. P. & Lecomte, G. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, New Edition, Volume IX: San–Sze. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 772–479. ISBN 978-90-04-10422-8.
  • Limbert, John (2004). Shiraz in the Age of Hafez: The Glory of a Medieval Persian City. Seattle and London: University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-98391-4.
  • Powers, Stephan, ed. (1989). The History of al-Ṭabarī, Volume XXIV: The Empire in Transition: The Caliphates of Sulaymān, ʿUmar, and Yazīd, A.D. 715–724/A.H. 96–105. SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-0072-2.
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