At a glance
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Al-Baladhuri relates that Ziyad ibn Abi Sufyan appointed Sinan ibn Salama al-Hudhali in the days of Mu'awiya, and he conquered Makran by force. 1
The conquest
Al-Baladhuri describes Sinan as a virtuous, pious man, and the first to make the troops swear by divorce. He came to the frontier and took Makran by force, built a city there, settled in it and controlled the country. A poet composed a verse about his oath. 1
Another account
Al-Baladhuri relates from Ibn al-Kalbi that the man who conquered Makran was Hakim ibn Jabala al-Abdi. Then Ziyad appointed Rashid ibn Amr over the frontier, who raided al-Qiqan and was victorious, then raided al-Mid and was killed. Sinan took over the command, and Ziyad appointed him over the frontier, and he remained there for two years. 1
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Connections
- Had participant
- Sinan ibn Salama ibn al-Muhabbiq al-Hudhali· Rashid ibn Amr al-Judaydi· Hakim ibn Jabala al-Abdi
- Occurred at
- Makran
People and things also explored
The Allafis' Coup on the Makran Frontier· Hakim ibn Jabala's Report on the Indian Frontier· The Fitting-out of Muhammad ibn al-Qasim· al-Mundhir ibn al-Jarud's Conquest of Qusdar· Hakim ibn Jabala al-Abdi· Rashid ibn Amr al-Judaydi· Sinan ibn Salama ibn al-Muhabbiq al-Hudhali· Makran
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “Sinan ibn Salama's Conquest of Makran”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/sinan-makran/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.