Bishr ibn Marwan | |
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 Sasanian-style silver dirham minted in Aqola (near Kufa) by Bishr ibn Marwan, dated 693/4 | |
| Umayyad governor of Kufa | |
| In office 690/91–694 | |
| Monarch | Abd al-Malik |
| Preceded by | Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr (non-Umayyad) |
| Succeeded by | Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf |
| Umayyad governor of Basra | |
| In office 692/93–694 | |
| Monarch | Abd al-Malik |
| Preceded by | Khalid ibn Abdallah ibn Khalid ibn Asid |
| Succeeded by | Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf |
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| Born | c. 650s |
| Died | 694 (aged mid-40s) Basra |
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| Parent(s) | Marwan I (father) Qutayya bint Bishr (mother) |
| Nickname | Abu Marwan |
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Abu Marwan Bishr ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakam (Arabic: بشر بن مروان بن الحكم, romanized: Bishr ibn Marwān ibn al-Ḥakam; c. 650s–694) was an Umayyad prince and governor of Iraq during the reign of his brother, Caliph Abd al-Malik. Bishr fought at Marj Rahit with his father, Caliph Marwan I (r. 684–685). Marwan posted Bishr to Egypt to keep his brother Abd al-Aziz company. In 690/91, Bishr was made governor of Kufa and about one year later, Basra was added to his governorship, giving him full control of Iraq.
During his governorship of Iraq, Bishr was known to be highly accessible and relatively merciful. Fond of poetry, he had many Arab poets, including Jarir, al-Farazdaq and al-Ra'i, in his entourage and was elegized in many panegyrics. He eliminated the remaining partisans of Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr in Basra and was officially in command of the war effort against Kharijite rebels in the province. However, he was forced to hand over command of the Iraqi army to al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra. He died in office of an unknown illness and was buried in Basra.