Qutayba's Settlement of Khwarizm

تدبير قتيبة أمر خوارزم

Khwarizm

Qutayba sent his brother Abd al-Rahman ibn Muslim against Khurrazad — killed, with four thousand prisoners slain — and restored the first king on the agreed terms; his own people, calling him weak, killed him, whereupon Qutayba gave Khwarizm to his brother Ubaydallah ibn Muslim.

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Al-Baladhuri relates that Qutayba sent his brother Abd al-Rahman ibn Muslim against Khurrazad. He fought him and killed him, and took four thousand captives and killed them. 1 The event took place in Khwarizm.

Afterwards

The first king of Khwarizm became king on the terms agreed with him. His people told him he was weak, rose against him and killed him. Qutayba then appointed his brother Ubayd Allah ibn Muslim over Khwarizm. 1

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قتيبة بن مسلم الباهلي· Abd al-Rahman ibn Muslim al-Bahili· Ubaydallah ibn Muslim al-Bahili
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Khwarizm

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Khwarizm's King Summoning Qutayba against his Brother· The Abu Tutayna Affair· death of Khwarazmshah Tekish· Khwarazmshah takes Transoxiana and restores Khurasan· Qutayba's Conquest of Madinat al-Fil· Qutayba's Baykand, Bukhara and Nizak's Killing· The Killing of Qutayba ibn Muslim· Qutayba's Opening beyond the River

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  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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Khwarizm's King Summoning Qutayba against his Brother

Khwarizm's king, weak, with his brother Khurrazad risen strong against him, sent Qutayba an offer: so much money and the keys, if Qutayba would make him king over his lands instead. Khwarizm is three cities ringed by Fariqin, Madinat al-Fil the strongest — Ali ibn Mujahid says Madinat al-Fil is Samarqand — where the king took his seat and sent on the money.