Maslama ibn Mukhallad al-Ansari

مسلمة بن مخلد الأنصاري

Maslama ibn Mukhallad al-Ansari; Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan dismissed Mu'awiya ibn Khudayj and gave him Egypt and the Maghreb — he gave the Maghreb to his mawla Abu al-Muhajir.

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The Umayyad Period
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Maslama ibn Mukhallad al-Ansari, a governor among the governors of Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan. 1

The Maghrib

Mu'awiya removed Mu'awiya ibn Hudayj and appointed him over Egypt and the Maghrib. He appointed over the Maghrib his client Abu al-Muhajir. 1

This connects to the founding of Qayrawan. 1

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The Founding of Qayrawan

People and things also explored

Mu'awiya ibn Khudayj al-Kindi· Muhammad ibn al-Ash'ath al-Khuza'i· Uqba ibn Nafi' al-Fihri· Ifriqiya· Qayrawan· The Founding of Qayrawan

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

Mu'awiya ibn Khudayj al-Kindi, then al-Sukuni; Amr ibn al-As sent him to Umar ibn al-Khattab bearing the letter of Alexandria's conquest, the khums sent with him.