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Tutus is one of the cities of Ifriqiya. Zuhayr ibn Qays al-Balawi conquered it in his governorship of Ifriqiya, on the appointment of Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan, and then departed for Barqa. ¹

The place of martyrdom

Zuhayr was martyred in his encounter with Romans who had come down from their ships. Their graves are called the graves of the martyrs, according to al-Baladhuri. ¹ See The death of Zuhayr in Barqa.

Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan

Ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakam, brother of Abd al-Malik. His father appointed him governor of Egypt in 65 AH, and he remained there for some twenty years, until 85 AH; he was one of the pillars of his brother's state. The book mentions his dispute with Hassan ibn al-Nu'man over the governorships of Barqa and Tripoli; then Hassan removed him from Ifriqiya and appointed Musa ibn Nusayr in his place. The book also says that he was amir of Egypt for more than twenty years, was the most generous of the Umayyad princes, and had a thousand jafna (large serving dishes) set out around his house every day.

Tutus

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The place of martyrdom

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Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan