Khalid al-Qasri

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Khalid al-Qasri was an influential 8th-century Umayyad governor of Iraq and the eastern provinces, known for his administrative reforms, wealth, and controversial role in early Islamic political conflicts.

All labels observed (2)

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Khalid al-Qasri canonical 1
Khalid ibn Abdallah al-Qasri 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Umayyad governor ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
administrativePolicy centralization of fiscal control in Iraq ⓘ
strengthening of Umayyad authority over local elites ⓘ
appointedBy Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ
areaOfActivity early Islamic history ⓘ
conflict Umayyad internal power struggles ⓘ
tensions between Qays and Yaman tribal factions ⓘ
controversial true ⓘ
deathCause killed during Umayyad political turmoil ⓘ
dynastyServed Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
era Umayyad era ⓘ
familyName al-Qasri ⓘ
fullName Khalid ibn Abdallah al-Qasri ⓘ
linked to: Khalid al-Qasri
givenName Khalid ⓘ
governedUnderCaliphate Damascus-based Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad Caliphate
knownFor lavish spending ⓘ
patronage of poets and scholars ⓘ
persecution of some opposition groups ⓘ
strict tax collection ⓘ
legacy remembered as a powerful but divisive governor of Iraq ⓘ
notableFor administrative reforms in Iraq ⓘ
construction and development of the city of Wasit ⓘ
great personal wealth ⓘ
harsh treatment of political opponents ⓘ
role in early Islamic political conflicts ⓘ
support of the Umayyad central authority ⓘ
officeEnd mid 8th century ⓘ
officeStart early 8th century ⓘ
patronymic ibn Abdallah ⓘ
linked to: ibn Abdullah
placeOfGovernance Iraq ⓘ
Kufa ⓘ
Wasit ⓘ
eastern provinces of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
politicalAlignment pro-Umayyad ⓘ
politicalRole key provincial power-broker in Iraq ⓘ
positionHeld governor of Iraq ⓘ
governor of Kufa ⓘ
governor of Wasit ⓘ
governor of al-Iraqayn (the two Iraqs) ⓘ
governor of the eastern provinces of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
servedUnder Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ
Caliph al-Walid II ⓘ
timePeriod 8th century ⓘ
tribalAffiliation Yamani (southern Arab) faction ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Umayyad relatives → hasNotableMember → Khalid al-Qasri ⓘ
Khalid al-Qasri → fullName → Khalid ibn Abdallah al-Qasri ⓘ
linked to: Khalid al-Qasri