Ibrahim ibn al-Ashtar
إبراهيم بن الأشتر
Led a rising alongside al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd. After Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad's death he brought Ibn Ziyad's head to al-Mukhtar, who sent it on to Ibn al-Zubayr in Mecca 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- Commander
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Ibrahim ibn al-Ashtar, a commander who rose up with al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd. 2
The head of Ibn Ziyad
After Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad was killed, his head was brought to al-Mukhtar. Al-Mukhtar sent it to Abdallah ibn al-Zubayr in Mecca. 2
The citation is from the third volume of Muruj al-Dhahab, in the edition of Mari.
Connections
- Participated in
- وقعة الخازر· ثورة المختار بن أبي عبيد بالكوفة
People and things also explored
al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd· Ubaydallah ibn Ziyad· Kufa· Mosul· وقعة الخازر· ثورة المختار بن أبي عبيد بالكوفة· حصار أبي يزيد للمهدية· The Second Abyssinian Occupation of Yemen
Sources
- Al-Mas'udi, Muruj al-dhahab wa-ma'adin al-jawhar, ed. Kamal Hasan Mar'i (al-Maktaba al-'Asriyya, 2005), juz' 3 p. 85
- Al-Mas'udi, Muruj al-dhahab wa-ma'adin al-jawhar, ed. Kamal Hasan Mar'i (al-Maktaba al-'Asriyya, 2005), p.85
- الدولة الأموية — بكر محمد إبراهيم بكر (الطبعة الأولى، مركز الراية للنشر والإعلام، القاهرة 2002)
- Lectures on the History of the Islamic Peoples: The Umayyad State — al-Khudari
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