Mahwiya, Marzban of Marw
ماهويه مرزبان مرو
Mahwiya, marzban of Marw; he came to Ali at Kufa and carried back the caliph's letters to the dahqans, asawira and dahshalarin for the jizya — and Khurasan broke away.
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Mahwiya, marzban of Marw. Al-Baladhuri says that he came to Ali ibn Abi Talib in his caliphate while he was in Kufa. Ali wrote for him to the landed notables (dahaqin), the cavalry-men (asawira) and the dihshalaran, that they should pay him the poll tax, and then Khurasan rebelled against them. 1
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- Khurasan under Ali's Caliphate
People and things also explored
Abd al-Rahman ibn Abra· Ja'da ibn Hubayra al-Makhzumi· Khurasan under Ali's Caliphate
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “Mahwiya, Marzban of Marw”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/mahwiya/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.