Abd al-Rahman ibn Ziyad
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ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Ziyād ibn Abīhi (Arabic: عبدالرحمن بن زياد) was the Umayyad governor of Khurasan in 678/79–681. He is credited for reasserting Umayyad authority over the Arab tribesmen who garrisoned the province and ensuring the flow of Khurasan’s revenues and tribute to the Umayyad treasury in Damascus.
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Abd al-Rahman ibn Ziyad ibn Abihi | |
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Umayyad governor of Khurasan | |
In office 678/79–681 | |
Monarchs | Mu'awiya I (661–680) Yazid I (680–683) |
Preceded by | Aslam ibn Zur'a |
Succeeded by | Salm ibn Ziyad |
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Died | Basra |
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