Umayyad administration in Iraq

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The Umayyad administration in Iraq was the provincial governing apparatus of the Umayyad Caliphate in the region of Iraq, overseeing taxation, justice, and political control through appointed governors and bureaucrats.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical government system
provincial administration
appliesToTerritory Iraq
al-ʿIraq province
linked to: Baghdad Governorate
associatedWith Arab tribal military settlers
Basra garrison
Kufa garrison
linked to: Kufa
centerOf fiscal extraction from eastern provinces
characterizedBy frequent political unrest
strong governor authority
employs bureaucrats
qadis (judges)
secretaries (kuttab)
tax officials
endTime 750
followedBy Abbasid administration in Iraq
governedBy Umayyad caliphs
linked to: Umayyad Caliphate

emirs of Iraq
provincial governors
wulāt (governors)
hasCapital Basra
Kufa
headedBy governor of Iraq
viceroy of the East
historicalContext early Islamic empire
transition from Rashidun to Umayyad rule
includesOffice diwan al-barid (postal and intelligence service)
linked to: diwan al-barid

diwan al-jund (military register)
linked to: diwan al-jund

diwan al-kharaj (land tax bureau)
linked to: sahib al-kharaj

diwan al-rasāʾil (chancery)
linked to: diwan al-rasail
legalSystem Islamic law (sharia)
local customary law
overseesFunction appointment of local officials
justice
military mobilization
political control
revenue collection
security
taxation
partOf Umayyad Caliphate
replaced Rashidun administration in Iraq
reportsTo Umayyad caliph
linked to: Caliph Marwan I
startTime c. 661
subordinateTo central Umayyad government in Damascus
timePeriod 7th century
8th century
usesAdministrativeLanguage Arabic
usesTaxSystem jizya poll tax
kharaj land tax
ʿushr (tithe)

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Ibn al-Muqaffa' workedFor Umayyad administration in Iraq
Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad associatedWith Umayyad consolidation of power in Iraq
linked to: Umayyad administration in Iraq
Brahmanabad governedBy Umayyad administration (early Islamic)
linked to: Umayyad administration in Iraq