Abd al-Rahman ibn Ziyad · Islam Museum

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Era: The Umayyad Period
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Mu'awiya appointed him over Khurasan after the removal of Sa'id ibn Uthman; he was of noble lineage, and Mu'awiya died while he was governor of Khurasan. ¹

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Sources

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

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islam.museum contributors. “Abd al-Rahman ibn Ziyad”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abd-al-rahman-ibn-ziyad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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