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Yazid ibn Hujba

يزيد بن حجبة

Yazid ibn Hujba ibn Amir of Taym Allah ibn Tha'laba ibn Ukaba; Ali made him governor of Rayy and Dastaba, he cheated and shorted the kharaj, Ali jailed him, he broke out and fled to Mu'awiya in Syria.

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Yazid ibn Hujba ibn Amir ibn Taym Allah ibn Tha'laba ibn Ukaba. Ali appointed him over al-Rayy and Dastaba. al-Baladhuri reports that he broke and reduced the land tax, so Ali imprisoned him. He came out of prison and joined Mu'awiya in Syria 1.

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  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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