Abu 'Awn 'Abd al-Malik ibn Yazid

أبو عون عبد الملك بن يزيد

Salih ibn 'Ali's partner in the pursuit to Busir — the night assault crying 'revenge for Ibrahim' in which Marwan fell 1.

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Abu Awn Abd al-Malik ibn Yazid. He set out with Salih ibn Ali and Amir ibn Isma'il al-Mudhhiji in pursuit of Marwan ibn Muhammad, and they caught up with him in Egypt, where he was camped at Busir. 1

They gave him their allegiance and attacked his camp, and called for vengeance for Ibrahim, and Marwan was killed on the night of Sunday, three days before the end of Dhu al-Hijja 132 AH. 1

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  1. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p. 233
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