Balj ibn Bishr al-Qushayri (Arabic: بلج بن بشر القشيري) was an Umayyad military commander in the Maghreb (North Africa) and al-Andalus (Iberia), and briefly...
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Berber Revolt (section Coup in al-Andalus)
Kulthum's nephew Balj ibn Bishr al-Qushayri as his lieutenant and designated successor, and the Jordanian commander Thalaba ibn Salama al-Amili as his second...
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designated successor, Balj ibn Bishr al-Qushayri, and the vice-command to the designated second successor, Tha'laba ibn Salama al-Amili. Kulthum arrived...
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March 742 (*) Balj ibn Bishr al-Qushayri, March 742 – August 742 (**/***, technically also governor of Ifriqiya) Thalaba ibn Salama al-Amili, August 742...
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the Syrian junds. The Syrian cavalry, under Kulthum's nephew, Balj ibn Bishr al-Qushayri, was the first to arrive in Kairouan and they imposed themselves...
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Thalaba ibn Salama went to North Africa with the 'Syrian' expedition of 741, led by Kulthum ibn Iyad al-Qasi and his nephew Balj ibn Bishr al-Qushayri, to...
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resident governor, Abd al-Malik ibn Qatn al-Fihri. When the Syrian commander Balj ibn Bishr al-Qushayri tortured and executed the elderly Ibn Qatn, a Fihrid relative...
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Bagdoura. The governor Kulthum ibn Iyad al-Qushayri perished in the field, his nephew and successor Balj ibn Bishr al-Qushayri was holed up with the remnant...
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Ifriqiya (section Ibn Khaldun)
Revolt begins 740) Kulthum ibn Iyad al-Qushayri, 741 Balj ibn Bishr al-Qushayri (de jure, in Córdoba) and Abd al-Rahman ibn Uqba al-Ghifari (de facto, in Kairouan)...
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adversary Balj ibn Bishr al-Qushayri as allies to quash the rebellion, thus putting down the uprisings. However, ultimately Balj ibn Bishr al-Qushayri had him...
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Kairouan (redirect from Al Qayrawan)
Bagdoura. The governor Kulthum ibn Iyad al-Qasi perished in the field, his nephew and successor Balj ibn Bishr al-Qushayri was holed up with the remnant...
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Kulthum's nephew Balj ibn Bishr al-Qushayri as his lieutenant and successor should anything befall him. The Jordanian commander Thalaba ibn Salama al-Amili was...
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(or 740) Áed Balb mac Indrechtaig, king of Connacht (Ireland) Balj ibn Bishr al-Qushayri, Arab general and governor Cathal mac Finguine, king of Munster...
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tribesmen entered al-Andalus (Islamic Spain) as part of the contingent of Jund Qinnasrin in the Syrian army of Balj ibn Bishr al-Qushayri. They were dispatched...
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