343:, who had refused to obey the caliph's order to abandon the traditional Abbasid black clothing in favor of the Alid green. He then went to Mecca, where he delivered the oath of allegiance that the people were to give to Ali. Al-Ma'mun also appointed Ibrahim ibn Musa, who in the meantime had lost the Yemen to Hamdawayh ibn Ali, as governor of that province and instructed Isa to assist him in reconquering it. Isa, however, remained in Mecca and gave no support to Ibrahim, who was ultimately defeated by Hamdawayh in 818 and forced to return to Mecca.
411:'Umayr's governorship came to a sudden end in May 829, when he lost his life in battle against the rebels. With 'Umayr dead, Abu Ishaq decided to re-appoint Isa as governor, and the latter took over affairs from 'Umayr's son Muhammad. Isa then set out in a fresh attempt to quell the rebellion, but the Hawfis defeated him at
426:
troops and quickly defeated the rebels in
October 829. After entering Fustat in November, where he received the homage of Isa and the local notables, he continued securing the province and executed the leaders of the rebellion. By the following year the Hawfis had been pacified and Abu Ishaq departed
381:(the future caliph al-Mu'tasim, r. 833β842) took Abdallah's place and assumed the governorship of Egypt in 828, he confirmed Isa as resident governor over the security and prayers. At the same time, however, Abu Ishaq transferred control of the provincial
377:, which brought an end to the turmoil that had plagued that country since the outbreak of the civil war. After Egypt was pacified and Abdallah departed in 827, Isa was appointed as his deputy governor of the province. When the caliph's brother
328:, who had seized control of the Yemen, and around the same time Muhammad ibn Ja'far agreed to surrender and abdicate. Isa then escorted Muhammad to al-Hasan ibn Sahl, leaving his son as his governor of Mecca.
289:, who had been appointed by al-Ma'mun as governor of Baghdad, and over the next several years he participated in the struggle to maintain al-Ma'mun's authority in the central lands of the caliphate.
422:
Following Isa's defeat, the caliph al-Ma'mun decided that reinforcements were needed in Egypt and ordered Abu Ishaq to head to the province. Abu Ishaq arrived in Egypt with four thousand
346:
In 820, al-Ma'mun ordered Isa to retake the Yemen from
Hamdawayh, who was now considered a rebel. Isa marched south and defeated Hamdawayh on the field; the latter fled to
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Before long, the increased taxes and oppression that came with the re-imposition of caliphal authority in Egypt became deeply unpopular, and a rebellion broke out in the
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in April 829 and barely escaped with his life, while most of his men were killed. News of the defeat reached Abu Ishaq, who responded by dismissing Isa and appointing
1019:
520:, pp. 102-04, who notes that Isa's refusal to assist Ibrahim was "perhaps indicative of his lack of sympathy with the Caliph's new policy toward the Si'ites."
285:(r. 813β833), as one of the individuals in al-Amin's entourage. Following al-Amin's execution in September 813, Isa entered into the service of
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rebels. Warqa' and Isa's forces advanced against Mecca and, after linking up with the deposed governor of the Yemen, defeated the anti-caliph
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February 830, taking with him a large number of prisoners.
812:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 62β85.
396:. Isa responded to the uprising by sending his chief of
806:"Egypt as a province in the Islamic caliphate, 641-868"
480:, pp. 334-36, for a general overview of these events.
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in
September 829, and he was compelled to retreat to
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chronicle, Isa first appears in 813, near the end of
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358:and were raiding the environs of Basra and
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870:. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 331β339.
757:. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 574β575.
292:In 815 Isa was dispatched, together with
886:Al-Tabari, Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Jarir
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922:Hamdawayh ibn Ali ibn Isa ibn Mahan
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67:Hamdawayh ibn Ali ibn Isa ibn Mahan
796:. Cairo: Dar al-Kutub al-Misriyya.
385:, giving it to Salih ibn Shirzad.
14:
833:The Governors and Judges of Egypt
257:. He twice served as governor of
898:Al-Ya'qubi, Ahmad ibn Abu Ya'qub
900:(1883). Houtsma, M. Th. (ed.).
844:"Al-Ma'mun b. Harun al-Rashid"
1:
830:(1912). Guest, Rhuvon (ed.).
828:Al-Kindi, Muhammad ibn Yusuf
438:was appointed in his place.
370:In 827, Isa participated in
322:Muhammad ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq
808:. In Petry, Carl F. (ed.).
419:after burning his baggage.
1046:
1015:Abbasid governors of Yemen
326:Ibrahim ibn Musa al-Jazzar
993:
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138:Abbasid Governor of Egypt
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86:Abbasid Governor of Egypt
39:
35:Abbasid Governor of Yemen
30:
890:The History of Al-αΉ¬abarΔ«
492:, v. 32: pp. 27-39, 49;
468:, v. 32: pp. 10, 12, 27.
23:Isa ibn Yazid al-Juludi
1030:9th-century Arab people
339:to arrest the governor
243:Isa ibn Yazid al-Juludi
906:. Leiden: E. J. Brill.
366:Governorships of Egypt
354:, who had rebelled in
316:, which had fallen to
648:, v. 32: pp. 181-82;
302:Harun ibn al-Musayyab
1025:9th century in Yemen
997:Abdawayh ibn Jabalah
698:Ibn Taghribirdi 1930
670:Ibn Taghribirdi 1930
642:Ibn Taghribirdi 1930
614:Ibn Taghribirdi 1930
590:Ibn Taghribirdi 1930
436:Abdawayh ibn Jabalah
372:Abdallah ibn Tahir's
333:Ali ibn Musa al-Rida
251:ΨΉΩΨ³Ω Ψ¨Ω ΩΨ²ΩΨ― Ψ§ΩΨ¬ΩΩΨ―Ω
183:Abdawayh ibn Jabalah
25:ΨΉΩΨ³Ω Ψ¨Ω ΩΨ²ΩΨ― Ψ§ΩΨ¬ΩΩΨ―Ω
841:Rekaya, M. (1991).
674:Al-Tabari 1985β2007
672:, pp. 208β09;
668:, pp. 188β89;
646:Al-Tabari 1985β2007
644:, pp. 207β08;
640:, pp. 186β88;
618:Al-Tabari 1985β2007
592:, pp. 204β05;
588:, pp. 184β85;
546:Al-Tabari 1985β2007
532:, pp. 553β54;
516:, pp. 544β46;
510:Al-Tabari 1985β2007
490:Al-Tabari 1985β2007
466:Al-Tabari 1985β2007
454:Al-Tabari 1985β2007
406:'Umayr ibn al-Walid
375:reconquest of Egypt
980:Umayr ibn al-Walid
970:Umayr ibn al-Walid
953:Abdallah ibn Tahir
943:Hisn ibn al-Minhal
914:Political offices
536:, pp. 104β05.
500:, pp. 101β02.
341:Isma'il ibn Ja'far
277:the rival caliphs
171:Umayr ibn al-Walid
131:Umayr ibn al-Walid
119:Abdallah ibn Tahir
79:Hisn ibn al-Minhal
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987:Governor of Egypt
967:Succeeded by
960:Governor of Egypt
940:Succeeded by
903:Historiae, Vol. 2
877:978-90-04-08112-3
776:. 59β60: 99β107.
764:978-90-04-12756-2
676:, v. 32: p. 182;
620:, v. 32: p. 178;
600:, pp. 82β83.
576:, pp. 80β82.
548:, v. 32: p. 106;
298:Hamdawayh ibn Ali
287:al-Hasan ibn Sahl
281:(r. 809β813) and
275:civil war between
255:Abbasid Caliphate
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271:al-Tabari's
166:Preceded by
114:Preceded by
62:Preceded by
1009:Categories
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753:Volume XI:
711:References
219:Allegiance
723:"Al-Zutt"
417:al-Fustat
379:Abu Ishaq
283:al-Ma'mun
232:Commander
159:al-Ma'mun
146:In office
107:al-Ma'mun
94:In office
55:al-Ma'mun
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312:and the
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424:Turkish
402:Bilbays
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150:829β830
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383:taxes
360:Wasit
337:Basra
314:Yemen
306:Mecca
259:Egypt
209:Yazid
937:820
872:ISBN
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