Person
Nasr ibn Sayyar
نصر بن سيار
d. 748 CE
Nasr ibn Sayyar was the Umayyad governor of Khorasan who struggled to maintain control during the Abbasid revolution and died fleeing west.
Significance
Umayyad governor of Khurasan during Abbasid uprising
Stated motivation
Maintain Umayyad control in Khorasan
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