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Tutus

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Tutus, a town of Ifriqiya; Zuhayr ibn Qays al-Balawi opened it in his governorship for Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan, then turned back to Barqa where he was martyred meeting Romans landed from their ships — their graves being called Qubur al-Shuhada.

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The Umayyad Period
Region
Maghreb
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The Martyrdom of Zuhayr ibn Qays at Barqa

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Zuhayr ibn Qays al-Balawi· Barqa (Cyrenaica)· The Martyrdom of Zuhayr ibn Qays at Barqa

Sources

  • Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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Zuhayr ibn Qays al-Balawi

Zuhayr ibn Qays al-Balawi; Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan gave him Ifriqiya — he opened Tutus, then turned back to Barqa where word came of Romans landed from ships and ravaging; he rode out with a light cavalry band, met them, and was martyred with those with him, buried where their graves are called Qubur al-Shuhada.