Killing of Yazdegerd III, king of Persia

مقتل يزدجرد ملك فارس

31 AH

Yazdegerd ibn Shahriyar fled to Khurasan after Abd Allah ibn Amir had conquered Fars. Ibn Amir sent Mujashi' ibn Mas'ud al-Sulami in pursuit as far as Kirman, and Yazdegerd died after that 1. The index of the volume lists a section headed 'The account of the killing of Yazdegerd, king of Fars' under the year 31 AH 2.

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Yazdegerd ibn Shahriyar fled to Khurasan after Abd Allah ibn Amir had conquered Fars. Ibn Amir sent Mujashi' ibn Mas'ud al-Sulami after him as far as Kirman, and Yazdegerd died after that. 1

The index of the volume gives the heading "The account of the killing of Yazdegerd, king of Persia" under the year 31 AH. 2

What is not covered here: the details of his death. This needs an additional source.

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  1. Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.4 p.286
  2. Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.4 p.581
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