Maslama 2 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | M/L VII |
| Dates | 670 (taq) / 680 (tpq) |
| Variant Names | Maslamah |
| Religion | Muslim |
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Locations | Tarabulus (N. Africa) (officeplace); Africa (officeplace); Barca (Libya) (officeplace); Egypt (officeplace); Egypt; Barca (Libya); Africa; Tarabulus (N. Africa) |
| Titles | Governor, Egypt and North Africa (office) |
| Textual Sources | Tabari, al-, Ta'rikh al-rusul wa-l-muluk, ed. M.-J. de Goeje et al., 15 vols. (Leiden 1879-1901); Eng tr. The History of al-Tabari, general editor E. Yar-Shater, 39 vols. (New York, 1985-) (history) |
In AH 50 (January 670-January 671) Maslamah b. Mukhallad (Maslama 2) was put by the caliph Mu`awiya 1 in charge of Egypt and North Africa, replacing Mu`awiyah b. Hudayj (Mu`awiya 5) in Egypt and Uqbah 2 in Africa ("he put Maslamah b. Mukhallad in charge of all of Egypt and the West. He was the first one for whom the entire West, Egypt, Barqah, Ifriqqiyah and Tarabulus were combined"); he "remained as governor over Egypt and the West" until the death of Mu`awiya 1 (in 680): Tabari XVIII, pp. 102-103.
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