Asad ibn Yazid al-Shaybani

Asad ibn Yazid al-Shaybani (Arabic: أسد بن يزيد الشيباني) was an Arab general and governor for the Abbasid Caliphate, active in the early 9th century.

Asad ibn Yazid al-Shaybani
أسد بن يزيد الشيباني
Abbasid silver Dirham of Asad ibn Yazid in History Museum of Azerbaijan
Abbasid Governor of Arminiyah
In office
801–802
MonarchHarun al-Rashid
Preceded byYazid ibn Mazyad al-Shaybani
Succeeded byMuhammad ibn Yazid
Abbasid Governor of Arminiyah
In office
810–813
MonarchHarun al-Rashid,
al-Amin
Succeeded byIshaq ibn Sulayman al-Hashimi
Abbasid Governor of Mosul
MonarchHarun al-Rashid
Personal details
Died820s
Abbasid Calīphate
ParentsYazid ibn Mazyad al-Shaybani
Military career
AllegianceAbbasid Caliphate
Service/branchAbbasid army
Years of service790s -810
RankGeneral

Asad was a member of the Shayban tribe, dominant in the region of Diyar Bakr in the northern Jazira,[1] and son of Yazid ibn Mazyad al-Shaybani, who served twice as Arab governor (ostikan) of Arminiya (a large province encompassing the whole of Transcaucasia).[2] By 801, when his father died, Asad was governor of Mosul, and succeeded him as ostikan for about a year; he was in turn succeeded by his brother Muhammad.[3] Asad was re-appointed as ostikan under Caliph al-Amin (r. 809–813) to confront an uprising of the Arab settlers in Iberia under Yahya ibn Sa'id and Ismail ibn Shu'ayb. Asad was successful in quelling the revolt and capturing its leaders, but he later pardoned and released them, and because of this was dismissed from his office.[3]

References

  1. Ter-Ghevondyan (1976), p. 27
  2. Ter-Ghevondyan (1976), pp. 27–28
  3. Ter-Ghevondyan (1976), p. 28

Sources

  • Ter-Ghewondyan, Aram (1976) [1965]. The Arab Emirates in Bagratid Armenia. Translated by Nina G. Garsoïan. Lisbon: Livraria Bertrand. OCLC 490638192.
Preceded by
Yazid ibn Mazyad al-Shaybani
Ostikan of Arminiya
801–802
Succeeded by
Muhammad ibn Yazid al-Shaybani
Unknown Ostikan of Arminiya
ca. 810
Succeeded by
possibly Ishaq ibn Sulayman
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