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Bishr ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakam al-Umawi, brother and son of caliphs, governor of Iraq for his brother 'Abd al-Malik; fair and plump, his residence in Damascus stood at 'Uqba al-Kattan. He died in 75 AH, at the time of Mus'ab's killing. 2
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- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p. 102-104
- Siyar a'lam al-nubala' — al-Dhahabi (Ideas House International edition, 2004) , p.1209
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