Qasr al-Musayyirin
قصر المسيرين
Qasr al-Musayyirin at Basra, Abd al-Rahman ibn Ziyad's, where al-Hajjaj jailed the families of Ibn al-Ash'ath's followers — a palace within a palace — beside Ubaydallah ibn Ziyad's palace and its jawsaq.
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- Levant & Iraq
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Overview
The Palace of al-Musayyirin is a palace in Basra which belonged to Abd al-Rahman ibn Ziyad. It is a palace inside a palace. Next to it comes the palace of Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, and beside it a jawsaq (pavilion). 1
The source mentions that al-Hajjaj sent to it the dependants of those who went out with Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn al-Ash'ath, and imprisoned them there. 1
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Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “Qasr al-Musayyirin”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/qasr-al-musayyirin/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-16.