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
Monarch	Harun al-Rashid
Preceded by	Yazid ibn Mazyad al-Shaybani
Succeeded by	Muhammad ibn Yazid
Abbasid Governor of Arminiyah
In office 810–813
Monarch	Harun al-Rashid, al-Amin
Succeeded by	Ishaq ibn Sulayman al-Hashimi
Abbasid Governor of Mosul
Monarch	Harun al-Rashid
Personal details
Died	820s Abbasid Calīphate
Parents	Yazid ibn Mazyad al-Shaybani
Military career
Allegiance	Abbasid Caliphate
Service/branch	Abbasid army
Years of service	790s -810
Rank	General

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.