At a glance
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Review
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Overview
Al-Baladhuri relates that Mu'awiya appointed Masmala ibn Hubayra over Tabaristan, and he and his army perished. 1
The destruction
He was given ten thousand men, or it is said twenty thousand. The enemy outwitted him and let him see their strength until he went deep into the land. When they had crossed the passes, the enemy seized the way behind them and rolled rocks down on their heads, and the whole army perished with Masmala. People made a proverb of him: "until Masmala returns from Tabaristan." 1
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Connections
- Had participant
- Masmala ibn Hubayra
- Occurred at
- Tabaristan
People and things also explored
Conquest of Tabaristan· Hayyan's Treaty with the Ispahbadh· Ibn al-Ash'ath's Tabaristan Campaign· Marzuq's Ruse upon the Ispahbadh· Mazyar ibn Qarin's Revolt· Sa'id ibn al-'As's Tabaristan campaign (30 AH)· Masmala ibn Hubayra· Tabaristan
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “Masmala's Destruction in Tabaristan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/masmala-tabaristan-disaster/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.