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Overview
Yazid ibn al-Muhallab, an Umayyad governor, appointed by Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik over Khurasan and the war in Iraq. He was killed after a dispute with the caliphate, in a battle with Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik 1, 2.
His governorship
al-Tabari reports that Qutayba ibn Muslim feared that Sulayman would appoint Yazid ibn al-Muhallab over Khurasan, so he wrote to him congratulating him on the caliphate 3. Then Sulayman wrote his letter of appointment over Khurasan, and Yazid set out for it, and left al-Jarrah ibn Abd Allah al-Hakami as his deputy at Wasit 1. Sulayman also appointed him over the war in Iraq 4.
Jurjan
Flight and return to Iraq
Ali ibn Artat sent Yazid in chains in a ship, with Waki' ibn Hassan ibn Abi Sud, according to the report 7. Then Yazid fled from the prison of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz 8, and went on his flight until he passed by the event of al-Zuqaq 9. Then he came to Basra, and no horseman or tribe of theirs passed him without moving aside from his path 10. He left Basra, appointed his brother Marwan over it, and descended to Wasit 11.
His death
al-Tabari reports that Yazid was killed in Safar, in the year 102 AH as printed in the annals 12. He was killed in the battle with Maslama, and with him were killed al-Sumay' and Muhammad ibn al-Muhallab, according to the report 2. His head was sent to Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik with Khalid ibn al-Walid (may God be pleased with him) ibn Uqba 13.
Notes for researchers
- Most of the reports here are "according to the report": al-Tabari transmits them from named narrators, above all Abu Mikhnaf. They have not yet been compared with other sources.
- The only year mentioned (102) is taken from the marginal note of the printed annals on page 123, and its order has not been reconciled with the events of page 87, which mention the year 101.
- The references use the scan page number; the printed numbering has not been read accurately.
- Some reports have been left out because their text is garbled in the OCR (for example pages 91, 111, 127 and 138), and they need the page images checked before they are added.
Connections
People and things also explored
Jahm ibn Zahr al-Ju'fi· Mukhallad ibn Yazid· Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Abbas al-Hashimi· Abdallah ibn Ma'mar al-Yashkari· al-Mufaddal ibn al-Muhallab· al-Ruqad al-Mutakki· Hayyan, Masmala's Mawla· Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik
Sources
- Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari, part two (Maktabat Khayyat, Beirut) , scan 38
- Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari, part two (Maktabat Khayyat, Beirut) , scan 133
- Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari, part two (Maktabat Khayyat, Beirut) , scan 12
- Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari, part two (Maktabat Khayyat, Beirut) , scan 39
- Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari, part two (Maktabat Khayyat, Beirut) , scan 52
- Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari, part two (Maktabat Khayyat, Beirut) , scan 53
- Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari, part two (Maktabat Khayyat, Beirut) , scan 80
- Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari, part two (Maktabat Khayyat, Beirut) , scan 87
- Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari, part two (Maktabat Khayyat, Beirut) , scan 88
- Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari, part two (Maktabat Khayyat, Beirut) , scan 110
- Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari, part two (Maktabat Khayyat, Beirut) , scan 121
- Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari, part two (Maktabat Khayyat, Beirut) , scan 123
- Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari, part two (Maktabat Khayyat, Beirut) , scan 134
- Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim)
- The Umayyad State: Factors of Prosperity and Consequences of Collapse — Ali Muhammad al-Sallabi (Part Two, 2005)
- The Umayyad State — Bakr Muhammad Ibrahim Bakr (1st ed., Markaz al-Raya lil-Nashr wal-I'lam, Cairo 2002)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “يزيد بن المهلب”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/yazid-ibn-al-muhallab/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.