Al-Harith ibn Sima al-Sharabi

Al-Harith ibn Sima al-Sharabi (Arabic: الحارث بن سيما الشرابي) (died 870) was the governor of Fars for the Abbasid dynasty from 869 until his death.

Career

Al-Harith's appointment to Fars came in the aftermath of the Saffarid amir Ya'qub ibn al-Layth's recent forced entry into Shiraz, the provincial capital.[1] Ya'qub's subsequent departure from Fars allowed the caliphal government to briefly reestablish their authority over the province, and al-Harith and other officials arrived to take control of local affairs.[2]

Al-Harith's governorship was brief. He was soon challenged by a local Kharijite, Muhammad ibn Wasil. The two sides engaged each other in battle and al-Harith was killed; Muhammad then seized control of Fars.[3]

References

  1. Bosworth, pp. 145-7; Tor, pp. 126-31; al-Tabari, v. 35: 158-61
  2. Bosworth, p. 147
  3. Bosworth, p. 147; Tor, p. 132; al-Tabari, v. 36: p. 116

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