Nu'aym ibn al-Waddah al-Azdi (Arabic: نعيم بن الوضاح الأزدي) was a ninth century military commander and governor of the Yemen for the Abbasid Caliphate.
Nu'aym ibn al-Waddah al-Azdi نعيم بن الوضاح الأزدي | |
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| Abbasid Governor of Yemen | |
| In office 821–823 | |
| Monarch | al-Ma'mun |
| Deputy | Al-Muzaffar ibn Yahya al-Kindi |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim al-Ifriqi |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad ibn Abdallah ibn Muhriz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abbasid Caliphate |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Rank | Commander |
Nu'aym is mentioned as one of Tahir ibn al-Husayn's commanders during the Siege of Baghdad (812–813), when he was sent by Tahir to garrison a southern suburb of the city.[1] Subsequently he was appointed as governor, along with al-Muzaffar ibn Yahya al-Kindi, of the Yemen in 821, and during their co-governorship the two shared joint administration of the country, with Nu'aym exercising authority in Sana'a and al-Muzaffar in al-Janad. They remained in control over the Yemen until al-Muzaffar died, after which Nu'aym was replaced with Muhammad ibn 'Abdallah ibn Muhriz.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ Al-Tabari 1992, p. 160.
- ^ Al-Mad'aj 1988, p. 212; Van Arendonk 1919, p. 100; Bikhazi 1970, p. 29.
References
edit- Bikhazi, Ramzi J. (1970). "Coins of al-Yaman 132-569 A.H." Al-Abhath. 23: 3–127. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- Al-Mad'aj, Abd al-Muhsin Mad'aj M. (1988). The Yemen in Early Islam (9-233/630-847): A Political History. London: Ithaca Press. ISBN 0863721028.
- Al-Tabari, Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Jarir (1992). Yar-Shater, Ehsan (ed.). The History of al-Ṭabarī, Volume XXXI: The War between Brothers. Trans. Michael Fishbein. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. ISBN 0-7914-1085-4.
- Van Arendonk, Cornelius (1919). De Opkomst Van Het Zaidietische Imamaat in Yemen. Leiden: E.J. Brill. ISBN 0863721028.