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Kabul's Breach and Yazid ibn Ziyad's Death

نكث أهل كابل ومقتل يزيد بن زياد

Kabul

Kabul's folk broke and captured Abu Ubayda ibn Ziyad; Yazid ibn Ziyad marched on them at Junza and fell with many of his men — among the slain Zayd ibn Abdallah ibn Abi Mulayka al-Qurashi and Sila ibn Ashyam Abu al-Sahba' al-Adawi, husband of Mu'adha al-Adawiyya. Salm ibn Ziyad sent Talha ibn Abdallah ibn Khalaf al-Khuza'i — Talhat al-Talhat — who ransomed Abu Ubayda for five hundred thousand dirhams, then governed Sijistan for Salm, levying and rewarding his followers until he died there; a Yashkuri deputy was expelled by the Mudaris, factionalism broke out, each tribe seized its own town — and Rutbil took hope.

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The Umayyad Period
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Overview

Al-Baladhuri relates the breach of the people of Kabul, and the killing of Yazid ibn Ziyad in fighting them. 1

The breach and the battle

The people of Kabul broke their word and took Abu Ubayda ibn Ziyad captive. Yazid ibn Ziyad marched against them and fought them at Junza; he was killed, with many of those with him, and the rest of the people were routed. 1

Ransom and governorship

Salm ibn Ziyad sent Talha al-Talhat, who ransomed Abu Ubayda for five hundred thousand dirhams. Talha went to Sistan as governor on behalf of Salm, and died there. 1

Afterwards

After he appointed a man from the Banu Yashkur as his successor, factionalism arose, each people took its own city, and Ratbil became ambitious for them. 1

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Yazid ibn Ziyad ibn Abihi· Abu Ubayda ibn Ziyad· Talha ibn Abdallah ibn Khalaf al-Khuza'i
Occurred at
Kabul

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Kabul's Opening and its King's Islam under al-Ma'mun· Kabul Shah's Submission to al-Ma'mun· Ibn Samura's March to Kabul· Abdullah Abdullah· Ahmad Shah Massoud· Ashraf Ghani· Burhanuddin Rabbani· Fawzia Koofi

Sources

  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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Kabul's Opening and its King's Islam under al-Ma'mun

The Mahdi's and Rashid's agents took Sijistan's atawa from Rutbil as strength allowed, posting their own men over the marches Islam had lost. Under al-Ma'mun at Khurasan the atawa came doubled, Kabul was opened, its king showed Islam and obedience, the governor's agent entered, the post-road was joined, and fresh myrobalan was sent him from it — and the land held steady for a time.