Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Thaqafi explained

Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Thaqafi
Office:Deputy governor of Fars
Deputy:to Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf
Successor:Muhammad ibn al-Qasim
Office2:Governor of Yemen
Term Start2:713/714
Term End2:715
Monarch2:Al-Walid I
Birth Place:Ta'if
Death Date:c. 714/5
Children:
Parents:Yusuf ibn Hakam al-Thaqafi (father)
al-Fari'a bint Hammam ibn Urwa al-Thaqafi (mother)
Relatives:Al-Walid II (grandson)
Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (brother)

was a governor of the Umayyad Caliphate in the early 8th century.

The brother of the powerful governor of Iraq, al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, Muhammad served under his brother as deputy governor for Fars. He is credited as the founder of the city of Shiraz, which became the capital of Fars, in 693. He later served as governor for the Yemen. He died in the latter office in 714/5. His daughter Umm al-Hajjaj married caliph Yazid II, and their son, al-Walid II, ruled as the eleventh Umayyad caliph.

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