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Al-Tabari relates that in 256 AH the men of the Sahib al-Zanj entered Ahwaz, and took captive Ibrahim ibn al-Mudabbir. 1
Ibn al-Jawzi, on the other hand, relates the entry of the Zanj into Ahwaz in 259 AH, and says that they killed about fifty thousand. 3
The two dates differ between the two sources, and the data does not settle between them.
Sources
- Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.9 p.472
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , p. 101
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , p.101
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islam.museum contributors. “The Zanj Enter Ahwaz”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/zanj-capture-of-ahwaz/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.