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Abbasid governor of Egypt (789–789) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maslama ibn Yahya al-Bajali (Arabic: مسلمة بن يحيى البجلي) was a Khurasani Arab general and governor of the Abbasid Caliphate.
Maslama ibn Yahya al-Bajali مسلمة بن يحيى البجلي | |
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Abbasid Governor of Egypt | |
In office February 789 – December 789 | |
Monarch | Harun al-Rashid |
Preceded by | Musa ibn Isa ibn Musa al-Hashimi |
Succeeded by | Muhammad ibn Zuhayr al-Azdi |
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Died | Abbasid Caliphate |
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He was the brother of Jibril ibn Yahya al-Bajali, who had probably participated in the Abbasid Revolution and hence belonged to the khurasaniyya, the new regime's main power-base. Maslama served with Salih ibn Ali in Syria against the Byzantines, and in 789 as governor of Egypt for Caliph Harun al-Rashid.
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