Qays's Balkh Campaign and Nawbahar's Ruin

حملة قيس على بلخ وخراب النوبهار

With Badghis, Herat, Bushanj and Balkh still on their breach, Ibn Amir sent Qays ibn al-Haytham against Balkh — its Nawbahar was ruined by Ata ibn al-Sa'ib, Banu al-Layth's mawla called al-Khashl, who also built the 'Qanatir Ata' over three rivers a farsakh out. Balkh sued for peace and return to obedience; Qays granted it — and Ibn Amir, when he presented himself, struck him a hundred lashes and imprisoned him. Ibn Khazim, appointed next, received Herat, Bushanj and Badghis's suit for aman, truced them, and bore their money to Ibn Amir.

Overview

Ibn Amir appointed Qays ibn al-Haytham al-Sulami over Khurasan, when the people of Badhghis, Herat, Bushanj and Balkh were on the verge of breaking their covenant. Qays marched to Balkh and had its Nawbahar ruined by Ata ibn al-Sa'ib. ¹

The campaign

Al-Baladhuri says that Ata ibn al-Sa'ib, client of the Banu al-Layth, known as al-Khashl, was the one put in charge of ruining the Nawbahar. He made bridges over three rivers from Balkh at a distance of a league, and they were called the bridges of Ata. ¹

Then the people of Balkh asked for peace and a return to obedience, and Qays made peace with them. ¹

After the truce

The source says that Qays came to Ibn Amir, who had him beaten a hundred times and imprisoned him. Ibn Amir put Abd Allah ibn Khazim in his place, and the people of Herat, Bushanj and Badhghis sent to him asking for safe conduct and peace; he made peace with them and carried money to Ibn Amir. ¹

Note

This report comes from a single source and needs an additional source.

Balkh's Sulh and al-Ahnaf's Khwarizm March

Al-Ahnaf took Talaqan by sulh and Faryab — or Umair ibn al-Ahmar did — then marched on Balkh, the city of the Tukhara, whose people truced at four hundred thousand, or seven hundred on the sounder report; he left Asid ibn al-Mutashammis — some say his nephew — over it, then went against Khwarizm, all beyond the river with an eastern city, could not take it, and came back to a Balkh whose sulh Asid had already levied.

Qays's Balkh Campaign and Nawbahar's Ruin

At a glance

Overview

The campaign

After the truce

Note

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Balkh's Sulh and al-Ahnaf's Khwarizm March