The Sulh of al-Birun and Sadusan

This entry tells of the treaties with the people of al-Birun and Sadusan during the campaign of Muhammad ibn al-Qasim in Sind. ¹

Muhammad ibn al-Qasim came to al-Birun. Its people had sent some of their Samaniyya to al-Hajjaj, and they made peace with him. They provided fodder for Muhammad, let him into their city, and kept the treaty. ¹

al-Baladhuri relates that Muhammad did not pass a town without conquering it, until he crossed a river beyond Mahran. The Samaniyya of Sarbandis came to him, made peace on behalf of those behind them, and he imposed the kharaj on them. Then he marched to Sahban and conquered it, then to Mahran. When this reached Dahir, he prepared to fight him. ¹

Muhammad sent Muhammad ibn Musab ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Thaqafi to Sadusan with cavalry. Its people asked for safe-conduct and peace, and the Samaniyya mediated between him and them. He granted them safety, imposed a kharaj on them and took a pledge from them. He returned to Muhammad with four thousand of the Zutt. ¹