Nasr ibn Habib al-Muhallabi (Arabic: نصر بن حبيب المهلبي) was a member of the Muhallabid family who served as the governor of Ifriqiya for the Abbasid Caliphate, from 791 to 793.
Career[edit]
Nasr is mentioned as having served under Yazid ibn Hatim al-Muhallabi while the latter was governor of Egypt (762–769); he was sent to put down a revolt at Sakha in 767 and was wounded during the fighting.[1] He subsequently made his way to Ifriqiya, where according to al-Nuwayri he became well-liked and developed a reputation for good conduct. During the governorship of the infirm Rawh ibn Hatim al-Muhallabi (788–791), Nasr was secretly appointed by the caliph Harun al-Rashid as Rawh's successor, after the local postmaster informed Harun of Rawh's condition and urged him to preselect a replacement. Upon Rawh's death in early 791, his son Qabisah was initially proclaimed as his successor, but Nasr was recognized as governor after the postmaster delivered Harun's appointment letter to him.[2][3]
Nasr's governorship lasted for approximately two years and seems to have proceeded without incident. His administration was brought to an end, however, after Rawh's son al-Fadl travelled to Harun's court and convinced the caliph to appoint him over Ifriqiya instead.[2][3][4][5][6] Following his dismissal, Nasr appears to have remained in Ifriqiya until the death of al-Fadl, whereupon he and other Muhallabids were expelled from the province by 'Abdallah ibn al-Jarud.[7]
According to al-Ya'qubi, Nasr was briefly appointed as the governor of Arminiya in ca. late 790s, but was dismissed shortly after.[8]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Al-Kindi 1912, pp. 113, 116–17.
- ^ a b Al-Nuwayri 2004, p. 48.
- ^ a b Talbi 1995, p. 465.
- ^ Khalifah ibn Khayyat 1985, p. 464.
- ^ Al-Ya'qubi 1883, p. 496.
- ^ Ibn al-Athir 1987, p. 297, who calls him Habib ibn Nasr al-Muhallabi
- ^ Al-Nuwayri 2004, p. 51.
- ^ Al-Ya'qubi 1883, p. 518.
References[edit]
- Ibn al-Athir, 'Izz al-Din (1987). Al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh, Vol. 5 (in Arabic). Beirut: Dar al-'Ilmiyyah.
- Khalifah ibn Khayyat (1985). al-'Umari, Akram Diya' (ed.). Tarikh Khalifah ibn Khayyat, 3rd ed (in Arabic). Al-Riyadh: Dar Taybah.
- Al-Kindi, Muhammad ibn Yusuf (1912). Guest, Rhuvon (ed.). The Governors and Judges of Egypt (in Arabic). Leyden and London: E. J. Brill.
- Al-Nuwayri, Ahmad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (2004). al-Tarhini, 'Abd al-Majid (ed.). Nihayat al-arab fi funun al-adab (in Arabic). Beirut: Dar al-Kutub al-'Ilmiyya.
- Talbi, M. (1995). "Rawh b. Hatim". The Encyclopedia of Islam, New Edition, Volume VIII: Ned–Sam. Leiden and New York: BRILL. pp. 465–466. ISBN 90-04-09834-8.
- Al-Ya'qubi, Ahmad ibn Abu Ya'qub (1883). Houtsma, M. Th. (ed.). Historiae, Vol. 2 (in Arabic). Leiden: E. J. Brill.