Zuhayr 1 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
Sex | M |
Floruit | L VII |
Variant Names | Zuhair |
Ethnicity | Arab |
Locations | Barca (Libya); Africa; Barca (Libya) (deathplace); Tunis; Africa (officeplace) |
Textual Sources | Baladhuri, al-, Kitab futuh al-Buldan, tr. P. K. Hitti, The Origins of the Islamic State (London, 1916, reprint Beirut, 1966) (history) |
Zuhayr 1 (Zuhair ibn Qays al-Balawi) was put over Africa by `Abd al-`Aziz (Abdul Aziz 2), under the caliph `Abd al-Malik (Abdulmalik 1); he conquered Tunis, left for Barca, and was killed by a band of Greeks landing from their ships; he was succeeded by Hassan (Asan 1): Baladhuri, tr. Hitti, p. 360.
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