At a glance
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Review
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Overview
Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn al-Ash'ath broke away from the allegiance of Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan and al-Hajjaj, went out to Sistan, and his affair ended there, according to al-Baladhuri. 1
The account
Ibn al-Ash'ath made a truce with Rutbil and went to him. Then Rutbil handed him over, for fear of al-Hajjaj, who had written to him threatening him. Ibn al-Ash'ath threw himself from a mountain, or it is said from a roof, and those who had been guarding him, having chained themselves to him, fell with him, and he died. His head was brought to al-Hajjaj. 1
The peace
Al-Hajjaj made peace with Rutbil on condition that he would not raid him for seven years, or it is said nine, after which he would pay every year nine hundred thousand dirhams in goods. 1
Connections
- Had participant
- Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn al-Ash'ath· Rutbil (the Zunbil)
- Occurred at
- Sijistan
People and things also explored
Abd al-Aziz ibn Abdallah ibn Amir's Sijistan· Qutayba's Coming to Sijistan· Ubaydallah ibn Abi Bakra's Second Disaster· Abdullah ibn Umayya's Truce with the Second Rutbil· the conquest of Sijistan (24 AH)· Ma'n ibn Za'ida's Campaign on Rutbil· Rutbil's War and al-Rabi' ibn Ziyad· Rutbil's Refusal of the Governors' Tribute
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “Ibn al-Ash'ath's End at Sijistan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/ibn-al-ashath-end-sijistan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.