Muhammad ibn Marwan

محمد بن مروان

Muhammad ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakam; he governed Mosul, the Jazira, Armenia and Azerbaijan for his father Marwan, his police-chief Ibn Tulayd paving Mosul with stone — Waqidi has Abd al-Malik giving him the Jazira and Armenia and his brother Sa'id Mosul.

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The Umayyad Period
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Muhammad ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakam. Al-Baladhuri relates that he governed Mosul, al-Jazira, Armenia and Azerbaijan for his father Marwan. His chief of police was Ibn Tulayd, who paved Mosul with stones. From al-Waqidi, al-Baladhuri relates that Abd al-Malik appointed him over al-Jazira and Armenia, and appointed his brother Sa'id over Mosul. 1

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Ruled over
Mosul
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The Taking and Settling of Mar'ash· Muhammad ibn Marwan's Recovery of Armenia

People and things also explored

Great Mosque of al-Nuri· Battle of al-Khazir· The Conquest of the Jazira· Conquest of Mosul· death of the atabeg Izz al-Din Masud of Mosul· Death of Nur al-Din Arslan Shah of Mosul· death of Quṭb al-Dīn Mawdūd — Sayf al-Dīn Ghāzī II succeeds in Mosul· Muzaffar al-Din of Irbil marches on Mosul and returns

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

A mosque in Mosul, dated to 1172 CE.