Harthama ibn A'yan هرثمة بن أعين | |
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Abbasid governor of Egypt | |
In office 794–795 | |
Monarch | Harun al-Rashid |
Preceded by | Ishaq ibn Sulayman |
Succeeded by | Abd al-Malik ibn Salih |
Abbasid governor of Ifriqiya | |
In office 795–797 | |
Monarch | Harun al-Rashid |
Preceded by | Al-Fadl ibn Rawh ibn Hatim al-Muhallabi |
Succeeded by | Muhammad ibn Muqatil al-Akki |
Abbasid governor of Mosul | |
In office 798–802 | |
Monarch | Harun al-Rashid |
Preceded by | Yahya ibn Sa'id al-Harashi |
Succeeded by | Nadal ibn Rifas |
Abbasid governor of Palestine | |
Monarch | Harun al-Rashid |
Personal details | |
Born | Balkh, Abbasid Caliphate |
Died | June 816 Abbasid Caliphate |
Parent | A'yan |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Abbasid Caliphate |
Years of service | 790s - 816 816 (end of service) |
Rank | Abbasid army general |
Harthama ibn A'yan (Arabic: هرثمة بن أعين; died June 816) was a Khurasan-born general and governor of the early Abbasid Caliphate, serving under the caliphs al-Hadi, Harun al-Rashid and al-Ma'mun. He played an important role in the victory of al-Ma'mun in the Abbasid civil war, but was executed at his orders when he protested against the power of the Sahlid family that dominated his court.