al-Ala' ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Mukhriz

العلاء بن عبد الرحمن بن مخرز

al-Ala' ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Mukhriz, Qurashi of Abd Shams; in al-Baladhuri — per al-Kalbi — he was over Kufa's quarter in Ibn al-Zubayr's days, Sikkat Ibn Mukhriz being named for him, his house the site of today's Dar Isa ibn Musa.

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The Umayyad Period
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Levant & Iraq
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Al-Ala ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Mukhriz ibn Haritha ibn Rabi'a ibn Abd al-Uzza ibn Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf. 1

In Kufa

Al-Baladhuri relates from al-Kalbi that he was in charge of a quarter of Kufa in the days of Ibn al-Zubayr. The coin of Ibn Mukhriz is attributed to him, and his house was on the site of the house of Isa ibn Musa, well known. 1

The data do not record his date of death, which needs an additional source.

Sources

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