Al-Harith ibn Sima al-Sharabi () (died 870) was the governor of Fars for the Abbasid Caliphate from 869 until his death.

Career

Al-Harith's appointment to Fars came in the aftermath of the Saffarid amir Ya'qub ibn al-Layth's recent forced entry into Shiraz, the provincial capital. Ya'qub's subsequent departure from Fars allowed the caliphal government to briefly reestablish their authority over the province, and al-Harith and other officials arrived to take control of local affairs. Al-Harith's governorship was brief. He was soon challenged by a local Kharijite, Muhammad ibn Wasil. The two sides engaged each other in battle and al-Harith was killed; Muhammad then seized control of Fars.Bosworth, p. 147; Tor, p. 132; al-Tabari, v. 36: p. 116

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*Bosworth, C. E. ''The History of the Saffarids of Sistan and the Maliks of Nimruz (247/861 to 949/1542-3)''. Costa Mesa, California: Mazda Publishers, 1994. . *Al-Tabari, Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Jarir. ''The History of al-Tabari.'' Ed. Ehsan Yar-Shater. 40 vols. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1985–2007. *Tor, D. G. ''Violent Order: Religious War, Chivalry, and the'' 'Ayyar ''Phenomenon in the Medieval Islamic World.'' Würzburg: Ergon, 2007. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Harith ibn Sima al-Sharabi 870 deaths Abbasid governors of Fars Medieval Arabs killed in battle Year of birth unknown 9th-century Arab people