At a glance
- Roles
- Politician
- Era
- The Rashidun Caliphate
- Region
- Maghreb
Life in time
In space
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Overview
Ibn Abd al-Hakam says the seat of power in Ifriqiya was a city called Qartajanna, ruled by a king called Jurjir whom Heraclius had made his deputy; Jurjir renounced him and struck dinars with his own face, and his rule extended from Tripoli to Tangier. 1
His death
When Abd Allah ibn Sa'd ibn Abi Sarh marched on Ifriqiya, Jurjir met him in battle and was killed, his killer being, "as they claim", Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr. 1 Ibn Abd al-Hakam also tells of Jurjir's daughter, who fell to the share of a man of the Ansar. 2 See the conquest of Ifriqiya.
Connections
- Lived in
- Ifriqiya
- Participated in
- Battle of Sufetula
People and things also explored
Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib's Independent Rule of the Maghreb Frontier· Abu Rakwa's Revolt· The First Raid on Ifriqiya and the Killing of Its Patrikios· The Founding of Qayrawan· Hassan ibn al-Nu'man's Campaigns against al-Kahina· The First Entry of the Arab Tribes into Ifriqiya· Harun's Appointment of Ibrahim ibn al-Aghlab over the Maghreb· Ifriqiya's rising and reconquest (27 AH)
Sources
- Futuh Misr wa-l-Maghrib — Ibn Abd al-Hakam (ed. Abd al-Mun'im Amir, al-Hay'a al-Amma li-Qusur al-Thaqafa) , p. 246
- Futuh Misr wa-l-Maghrib — Ibn Abd al-Hakam (ed. Abd al-Mun'im Amir, al-Hay'a al-Amma li-Qusur al-Thaqafa) , p. 248
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Jurjir (Gregory), patrician of Ifriqiya”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/jurjir-patrician-of-ifriqiya/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.
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