Asad ibn Abdallah al-Qasri
Asad ibn Abdallah ibn Asad al-Qasri (died 738) was a prominent official of the Umayyad Caliphate, serving twice as governor of Khurasan under the Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik. The descendant of a prominent Arab family, he was the brother of Khalid al-Qasri, the powerful governor of Iraq for most of Hisham's reign. Asad's first tenure as governor in 724–727 came in the wake of the "Day of Thirst", a severe defeat at the hands of the Turgesh Turks in Transoxiana. Asad tried to reconcile the local Soghdians to Muslim rule, initiated tax reforms to address the grievances of the native converts to Islam (mawali), and enjoyed good relations with many local nobles, who began to convert to Islam under his influence. His military expeditions during his first tenure were targeted mainly against re
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Asad ibn Abdallah al-Qasri
Asad ibn Abdallah ibn Asad al-Qasri (died 738) was a prominent official of the Umayyad Caliphate, serving twice as governor of Khurasan under the Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik. The descendant of a prominent Arab family, he was the brother of Khalid al-Qasri, the powerful governor of Iraq for most of Hisham's reign. Asad's first tenure as governor in 724–727 came in the wake of the "Day of Thirst", a severe defeat at the hands of the Turgesh Turks in Transoxiana. Asad tried to reconcile the local Soghdians to Muslim rule, initiated tax reforms to address the grievances of the native converts to Islam (mawali), and enjoyed good relations with many local nobles, who began to convert to Islam under his influence. His military expeditions during his first tenure were targeted mainly against re
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25بك المحتوى هنا ينقصه الاستشه ...... مرة ونقضا من الامير اسد وامضا
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Asad ibn Abdallah ibn Asad al- ...... Islamization of Central Asia.
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Capace funzionario omayyade, r ...... mizzazione dell'Asia centrale.
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25بك المحتوى هنا ينقصه الاستشه ...... مرة ونقضا من الامير اسد وامضا
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Asad ibn Abdallah ibn Asad al- ...... ere targeted mainly against re
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Capace funzionario omayyade, r ...... re le relazioni con molti nobi
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Asad ibn 'Abd Allah al-Qasri
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Asad ibn Abdallah al-Qasri
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أسد بن عبد الله القسري
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