Uqba ibn al-Hajjaj

Uqba ibn al-Hajjaj al-Saluli (Arabic: عُقْبَة بن الْحَجَّاج السَّلُولِيِّ الهَوازِنِيِّ‎, romanized: ʿUqba ibn al-Ḥajjāj al-Salūlī) was an Umayyad governor of al-Andalus from 734 to 740 (or 737 to 742 according to other sources), appointed by Ubayd Allah ibn al-Habhab. Shortly after, the governor marched over the northern tip of Africa and Tangier to quash a Berber uprising, and ultimately provoked a killing that spurred his downfall.

Uqba ibn al-Hajjaj

Uqba ibn al-Hajjaj al-Saluli (Arabic: عُقْبَة بن الْحَجَّاج السَّلُولِيِّ الهَوازِنِيِّ‎, romanized: ʿUqba ibn al-Ḥajjāj al-Salūlī) was an Umayyad governor of al-Andalus from 734 to 740 (or 737 to 742 according to other sources), appointed by Ubayd Allah ibn al-Habhab. Shortly after, the governor marched over the northern tip of Africa and Tangier to quash a Berber uprising, and ultimately provoked a killing that spurred his downfall.