Abd al-Rahman ibn Utba al-Fihri
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Abd al-Rahman ibn Utba al-Fihri
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Abd al-Rahman ibn Utba al-Fihri, also known as Ibn Jahdam, was the governor of Egypt on behlf of the rival caliph Ibn al-Zubayr in 684, during the Second Fitna. Egypt's Kharijites proclaimed their support for Ibn al-Zubayr when he proclaimed himself Caliph in Mecca. Ibn al-Zubayr dispatched Abd al-Rahman ibn Utba al-Fihri to Egypt to become the province's governor. Although the incumbent governor, Sa'id ibn Yazid, gave way, the resident Arab elites of the province barely tolerated his presence,
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Governor of Egypt in 684
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Rahman_ibn_Utba_al-Fihri
date created:
2012-08-28T16:22:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T11:46:40Z
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