Salim ibn Sawadah al-Tamimi
Abbasid governor of Egypt (780–781)
Salim ibn Sawadah al-Tamimi | |
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Governor of Egypt | |
In office 780–781 | |
Preceded by | Yahya ibn Sa'id al-Harashi |
Succeeded by | Ibrahim ibn Salih |
Salim ibn Sawadah al-Tamimi (Arabic: سالم بن سوادة التميمي) was a governor of Egypt for the Abbasid Caliphate, from 780 to 781.
He was appointed by the caliph al-Mahdi in late 780 with jurisdiction over military affairs, while a separate official was selected to handle matters of taxation. The historian Ibn Taghribirdi mentions that during his governorship both Egypt and the Maghreb suffered from a series of violent conflicts, and that Egyptian troops were briefly sent to assist Barqa but were later withdrawn without engaging in any fighting. He remained as governor until mid-781, when he was dismissed and replaced with Ibrahim ibn Salih.[1]
Notes
- ^ Al-Kindi 1912, p. 123; Ibn Taghribirdi 1930, pp. 46–47.
References
- Ibn Taghribirdi, Jamal al-Din Abu al-Mahasin Yusuf (1930). Nujum al-zahira fi muluk Misr wa'l-Qahira, Volume II (in Arabic). Cairo: Dar al-Kutub al-Misriyya.
- Al-Kindi, Muhammad ibn Yusuf (1912). Guest, Rhuvon (ed.). The Governors and Judges of Egypt (in Arabic). Leyden and London: E. J. Brill.
Preceded by | Governor of Egypt 780–781 | Succeeded by Ibrahim ibn Salih |
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Governors of Egypt during Abbasid Caliphate
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- Abu Awn Abd al-Malik ibn Yazid (Second Term)
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