Abū al-Qāsim Muḥammad ibn al-Ash'ath ibn Qays al-Kindī | |
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| Native name | أبو القاسم محمد بن الأشعث بن قيس الكندي |
| Died | 686 |
| Allegiance | Kinda tribe |
| Rank | Chieftain |
| Battles / wars | |
| Spouse(s) | Umm Amr |
| Relations | Umm Farwa (mother), Sa'id ibn Qays al-Hamdani (father-in-law) |
| Other work | Governor of Tabaristan and Mosul |
Abū al-Qāsim Muḥammad ibn al-Ash'ath ibn Qays al-Kindī (Arabic: أبو القاسم محمد بن الأشعث بن قيس الكندي; died 686) was the chieftain of the Kinda tribe in Kufa, succeeding his father al-Ash'ath ibn Qays. He served as governor of Tabaristan under the Umayyad viceroy of Iraq, Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad and later as the governor of Mosul under the anti-Umayyad caliph Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr. He died fighting for the latter's brother and governor of Iraq, Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr, against the pro-Alid ruler of Kufa, Mukhtar al-Thaqafi, at the Battle of Harura in 686.