Muhammad ibn Tahir | |
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Governor of Khurasan | |
In office 862 – 873 | |
Monarchs | Al-Musta'in, Al-Mu'tazz, Al-Muhtadi, Al-Mu'tamid |
Preceded by | Tahir ibn Abdallah |
Succeeded by | None (Khurasan taken over by the Saffarids) |
Governor of Baghdad | |
In office 885 – 889 | |
Monarch | al-Mutamid |
Preceded by | Ubaydallah ibn Abdallah ibn Tahir |
Succeeded by | Ubaydallah ibn Abdallah ibn Tahir |
Personal details | |
Born | unknown date |
Died | 910 |
Parent | Tahir ibn Abdallah |
Abu 'Abdallah Muhammad ibn Tahir ibn 'Abdallah (Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد بن طاهر بن عبد الله, died c. 910) was the last Tahirid governor of Khurasan, from 862 until 873. He was the governor during the period of Extreme instability in Abbasid Caliphate and Civil war of 865–866. His career spanned under four caliphs al-Musta'in, al-Mu'tazz, al-Muhtadi and al-Mu'tamid. He was later appointed as governor of Baghdad by caliph al-Mu'tamid from 885 to 889.