Defeat of Ibn al-Ash'ath at Maskin

هزيمة ابن الأشعث في مسكن

83 AH

In 83 AH the battle at Maskin between al-Hajjaj and Ibn al-Ash'ath took place after Ibn al-Ash'ath's defeat at Dayr al-Jamajim. In it Ziyad ibn Ghunaym al-Qaysi was killed; he commanded the mutasallaha (armoured troops) of al-Hajjaj's army 1.

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In 83 AH the battle at Maskin took place between al-Hajjaj and Ibn al-Ash'ath, after Ibn al-Ash'ath had been defeated at Dayr al-Jamajim. Ziyad ibn Ghunaym al-Qaysi was killed in it; he was over the Mutasalaha among the troops of al-Hajjaj. 1

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  1. Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.6 p.366
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