Ya'qub ibn al-Layth's Seizure of Kirman

استيلاء يعقوب بن الليث على كرمان

255 AH

In the year 255 an engagement took place between Ya'qub ibn al-Layth and Tawq ibn al-Mughallis outside Kirman, and then Ya'qub seized Kirman 1; then he entered Fars and captured Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Quraysh 2.

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In 255 AH there was a confrontation between Ya'qub ibn al-Layth and Tawq ibn al-Mughallis outside Kirman, and then Ya'qub took Kirman. 1

After Kirman

Then Ya'qub entered Fars and took captive Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Quraysh. 2

What is not covered here: the details of the confrontation and its direct outcome. This needs an additional source. The date of the event in the museum rests on the index of the ninth volume.

Sources

  1. Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.9 p.382
  2. Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.9 p.384
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