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The Samanid seizure of Sistan

استيلاء السامانيين على سجستان

c. 910 CE · 298 AH

Sijistan

In 298 the Samanid army under al-Husayn ibn Ali (may God be pleased with him) al-Marwazi besieged al-Mu'addal ibn al-Layth, last Saffarid amir of Sistan, into surrender; the province passed to Abu Salih Mansur ibn Ishaq and the captives were paraded into Baghdad on elephants 1.

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Era
The Early Abbasid Caliphate
Region
Persia & Central Asia
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900910920 c.
Abbasid Fragmentation

Overview

In 298 AH the army of the amir Ahmad ibn Isma'il al-Samani marched to Sistan under al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Marwazi. The army besieged al-Mu'addal ibn Ali ibn al-Layth, the last of the Saffarid amirs there, and he made peace with them. 1

What happened

The commander Ahmad ibn Sahl, Muhammad ibn al-Muzaffar and Simajur al-Dawati were with him. Ahmad had marched to Abu Ali Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Layth at Bust and taken him prisoner. 1

After the conquest

The Samanids took Sistan and appointed Abu Salih Mansur ibn Ishaq over it. Al-Mu'addal and Subkari were carried to Baghdad, displayed on two elephants. 1

The source gives the month of Rajab 298 AH; the Gregorian conversion is derived and needs an additional source.

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الحسين بن علي المروروذي· al-Mu'addal ibn Ali ibn al-Layth al-Saffar
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Sijistan

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Abd al-Aziz ibn Abdallah ibn Amir's Sijistan· the conquest of Sijistan (24 AH)· Ibn al-Ash'ath's End at Sijistan· Qutayba's Coming to Sijistan· al-Rabi' ibn Ziyad's Sijistan Campaign· The Habata Unrest in Sijistan· Ubaydallah ibn Abi Bakra's Second Disaster· al-Mu'addal ibn Ali ibn al-Layth al-Saffar

Sources

  1. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 46-47
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