Bukayr ibn Wishah
بكير بن وشاح
Bukayr ibn Wishah — some say Wisah; Ibn Khazim's shurta-chief who deposed him, seized arms and treasury, won Marw to Abd al-Malik's bay'a, and was made governor — he sent Ibn Khazim's head to Damascus. Under Umayya he held Tukharistan and the trans-river campaigns, then turned, imprisoned Umayya's son and deposed him; fought, then truced for a district, was seized on renewed suspicion and killed in his cell by Bujayr ibn Waraqa'.
At a glance
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Review
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Connections
- Participated in
- The Killing of Abdallah ibn Khazim· Umayya's Khurasan and Bukayr's Killing
People and things also explored
Bujayr ibn Waraqa' al-Sura'i· Abdallah ibn Khazim al-Sulami· Umayya ibn Abdallah ibn Khalid ibn Asid· Waki' ibn al-Dawraqiyya al-Quray'i· The Killing of Abdallah ibn Khazim· Umayya's Khurasan and Bukayr's Killing
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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