Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- Commander
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Overview
A commander of the army of Syria. He entered al-Andalus in 124 AH, escaping the battle of Kulthum ibn Iyad with the Berbers at Malwiya. 2
Al-Maqqari relates that he rose against the amir Abd al-Malik ibn Qatan al-Fihri and killed him, aged seventy, and his affair in al-Andalus was set right for him. The Fihris sided against him and held out against him. 2
Sources
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p. 273
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p.273
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islam.museum contributors. “بلج بن بشر القشيري”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/balj-ibn-bishr-al-qushayri/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.