Aban ibn al-Walid ibn Uqba
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Aban ibn al-Walid ibn Uqba
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Abān ibn al-Walīd ibn ʿUqba ibn Abī Muʿayṭ was a member of the Umayyad family who served as governor of Hims, Qinnasrin and Armenia for the caliphs Marwan I and Abd al-Malik. His brother Uthman may have been his deputy in Armenia, or a governor in his own right, while another deputy of his was Dinar ibn Dinar, who defeated the Byzantines in 694/5. In circa 688/89, Abd al-Malik tasked Aban with suppressing the rebellion of the Qaysi chieftain Zufar ibn al-Harith al-Kilabi, who, from his fortified
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7th century Umayyad governor
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2023-08-22T03:55:39Z
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