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Al-Hurr ibn Yusuf

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Umayyad statesman and official

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Al-Ḥurr ibn Yūsuf al-Qurashī al-Umawī was an early eighth century Umayyad statesman. During the caliphate of his relative Hisham he served as a governor of Egypt (724-727) and was afterwards placed in charge of Mosul, where he remained until his death.

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Al-Ḥurr ibn Yūsuf al-Qurashī al-Umawī was an early eighth century Umayyad statesman. During the caliphate of his relative Hisham he served as a governor of Egypt (724-727) and was afterwards placed in charge of Mosul, where he remained until his death. He is known for having undertaken a number of large-scale building projects in Mosul, including some of the city's most significant developments completed during the Marwanid period.

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Died 731
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