Musawir al-Shari
مساور الشراري
877 CE · 263 AH
Musawir al-Shari, a Kharijite leader who rose at Mosul and defeated its people under the governor Uqba ibn Muhammad ibn al-Ash'ath, seized the city and drew many followers until he was killed fighting the troops in 263 AH, per Ibn Khaldun's account.
At a glance
- Roles
- Rebel
- Counted among
- Other
- Era
- Abbasid Fragmentation
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Musawir al-Shari'i, a leader of the Kharijites who rose against Mosul in the days of the caliph al-Mansur, according to Ibn Khaldun. 1
The rising against Mosul
He defeated the people of Mosul in the governorship of Uqba ibn Muhammad ibn al-Ash'ath, and prevailed over the city, and his followers grew in number. According to Ibn Khaldun he died in his war with the armies in the year 263 AH. 1
A second source is needed: Ibn Khaldun mentions al-Mansur and the year 263 AH together, and the gap between these two dates is clear in the data.
Connections
- Member of
- الخوارج
People and things also explored
الإباضية· al-Khirit ibn Rashid al-Naji· Harun al-Sari al-Bajali· الخوارج
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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islam.museum contributors. “Musawir al-Shari”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/musawir-al-shari/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.