Dawud ibn Ali al-Hashimi
Dāwūd ibn ʿAlī داود بن علي | |
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| Abbasid governor of Medina and Mecca | |
| In office 750–750 | |
| Monarch | al-Saffah |
| Preceded by | Yusuf ibn Urwah al-Sa'di (Umayyad governor) |
| Succeeded by | Ziyad ibn Ubayd Allah al-Harithi |
| Personal details | |
| Died | c. 750 Medina, Abbasid Caliphate |
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| Military service | |
Years of service | 749 – 750 |
| Battles/wars | Abbasid Revolution |
Dawud ibn Ali al-Hashimi (Arabic: داود بن علي الهاشمي, romanized: Dāwūd ibn ʿAlī al-Hāshimi) was an eighth century Abbasid personage. He first served as the first governor of Kufa, and later as the first governor of Medina and Mecca in 750 for the Abbasid Caliphate.[1]
Life
Al-Hashimi was the son of Ali ibn Abd Allah ibn al-Abbas. He was a paternal uncle of the first two Abbasid caliphs al-Saffah (r. 750–754) and al-Mansur (r. 754–775), making him one of the "uncles" ('umumah) that held a high degree of influence during the early years following the Abbasid Revolution.
In 750, al-Saffah appointed him governor of Medina and Mecca.[2][3] During his brief tenure, Dawud acted decisively against Umayyad partisans and political opponents, ordering the execution of figures such as Abd Allah ibn Anbasa ibn Sa'id and Ismail ibn Umayya ibn Amr.[4] Others, such as Ayyub ibn Musa ibn Amr ibn Sa'id, were also imprisoned and died while in his custody.[5]
Dawud died in office later in 750 and was succeeded by Ziyad ibn Ubayd Allah al-Harithi.[6][7][8][9] in 750.
References
- ↑ Kennedy 1981, p. 52.
- ↑ Yarshater 1985–2007, pp. 195–96, v. 27.
- ↑ Khalifah ibn Khayyat 1985, p. 413.
- ↑ Elad 2015, p. 269.
- ↑ Elad 2015, p. 270.
- ↑ Yarshater 1985–2007, pp. 196–97, 204, 208, v. 27.
- ↑ Yarshater 1985–2007, pp. 6, 46, 53, 58, 61, 74–75, v. 28.
- ↑ Crone 1980, p. 149.
- ↑ Khalifah ibn Khayyat 1985, pp. 413, 430.
Bibliography
- Crone, Patricia (1980). Slaves on Horses: The Evolution of the Islamic Polity (1980 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521229616.
- Khalifah ibn Khayyat (1985). al-Umari, Akram Diya' (ed.). Tarikh Khalifah ibn Khayyat (in Arabic) (3rd ed.). Al-Riyadh: Dar Taybah.
- Yarshater, Ehsan, ed. (1985–2007). The History of al-Ṭabarī (40 vols). SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-7249-1.
- Kennedy, Hugh (1981). The Early Abbasid Caliphate, A Political History. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-389-20018-5.
- Elad, Amikam (2015). The Rebellion of Muḥammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya in 145/762: Ṭālibīs and Early ʿAbbāsīs in Conflict. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-29622-0.