Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani

Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani
السمح بن مالك الخولاني
Governor of Al-Andalus
In office
719–721
Preceded byAl-Hurr ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Thaqafi
Succeeded byAbdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi
Personal details
Died721
ParentMalik al-Khawlani
Military service
Battles/warsUmayyad invasion of Gaul

Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani (Arabic: السمح بن مالك الخولاني) was the Arab governor general of Al-Andalus from between 719 and 721.[1] In 720, under his governorate he minted the first purely Arab coins in Al-Andalus as part of his fiscal reforms.[2]

  1. ^ Lewis, David L. (2008). God's Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe, 570-1215. New York: W. W. Norton. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-393-06472-8.
  2. ^ Kennedy, Hugh (2014-06-11). Muslim Spain and Portugal: A Political History of al-Andalus. Routledge. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-317-87041-8.

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