The Conquest of al-Dinawar, Masabadhan and Mihrajanqadhaf

فتح الدينور وماسبذان ومهرجانقذف

al-Dinawar → Masabadhan

In al-Baladhuri: Abu Musa al-Ash'ari returned from Nihawand — where he had marched personally on the Basra levy to reinforce al-Nu'man ibn Muqarrin — to al-Dinawar, staying upon it five days and fighting one; its people accepted jizya and kharaj and asked quarter for themselves, their wealth and children, and he granted it, leaving his agent with horse. Then to Masabadhan — its people did not fight him; the people of al-Sirwan made peace on al-Dinawar's terms, paying jizya and kharaj, and he loosed squadrons through them and mastered its land — some say Abu Musa took Masabadhan before Nihawand's battle. Abu Musa sent Abdallah ibn Qays al-Ash'ari — al-Sa'ib ibn al-Aqra' al-Thaqafi, his son-in-law through his daughter, mother of Muhammad ibn al-Sa'ib — to al-Saymara, city of Mihrajanqadhaf, which he took by treaty on sparing of blood, abandoning of captives and the pardoning of the safra' and bayda' treasures, on jizya and the land's kharaj; he conquered the whole kura of Mihrajanqadhaf, the stronger report being that al-Sa'ib was sent from al-Ahwaz.

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The Rashidun Caliphate
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al-Dinawar

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al-Baladhuri relates that Abu Musa al-Ash'ari went from Nihawand to Dinawar. He stayed there five days, fought it for one day, and then its people acknowledged the tribute and the kharaj. He then went on to Masabadhan, where its people did not fight him. 1

Dinawar and Masabadhan

The people of Dinawar asked for safety for themselves, their property and their children, and he granted it, and he left his agent there with horsemen. The people of Sirwan made peace with him on the terms of Dinawar, and he sent out raiding parties and gained control of its land. Some people say that he conquered Masabadhan before the battle of Nihawand. 1

al-Saymara

Abu Musa sent his son-in-law al-Sa'ib ibn al-Aqra' al-Thaqafi to al-Saymara, the city of Mihrajanqadhaf, and he took it by treaty for sparing lives, not taking captives, payment of the jizya and the kharaj of the land. al-Baladhuri holds that the more firmly established account is that he sent al-Sa'ib from al-Ahwaz. 1

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al-Dinawar· Masabadhan
Had participant
Abu Musa al-Ashari· al-Sa'ib ibn al-Aqra'

People and things also explored

The Asawira's Conversion Compact· The battle of Dinawar between Sanjar and his nephews in 526· Conquest of Dinawar and al-Saymara (21 AH)· Conquest of Isfahan (21 AH)· The Conquest of Qumm and Qashan· The Conquest of Ra's al-Ayn· Conquest of Sabur· Conquest of al-Sus (17 AH)

Sources

  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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