Shu'ayb ibn Khazim

Shu'ayb ibn Khazim (Arabic: شعيب بن خازم) was a son of the famed Khurasani Arab general Khazim ibn Khuzayma al-Tamimi, and served as governor of Damascus under Caliph Harun al-Rashid (r. 786–809).

Shu'ayb ibn Khazim
شعيب بن خازم
Governor of Damascus
In office
802–803
MonarchHarun al-Rashid
Preceded byIshaq ibn Isa ibn Ali
Succeeded byJa'far ibn Yahya
Personal details
DiedAbbasid Caliphate
ParentKhazim ibn Khuzayma al-Tamimi

Sources

  • Crone, Patricia (1980). Slaves on Horses: The Evolution of the Islamic Polity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 180–181. ISBN 0-521-52940-9.
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