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At a glance
- Era
- The Rashidun Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq · Persia & Central Asia
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Overview
The Asawira were Persian horsemen who entered Islam en masse during the conquests. 1
According to al-Baladhuri, they lived opposite the Daylam. When the Muslims reached them at Qazvin, they embraced Islam in the same way as the Asawira of Basra. They came to Kufa and settled there, and some of those whom Ziyad had moved from Hamra Daylam to Basra joined them. 1
Connections
People and things also explored
Siyah al-Uswari· Basra· Abu Musa al-Ashari· al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf al-Thaqafi· Khuzistan (al-Ahwaz)· The Asawira's Settlement at Basra· The Asawira's Conversion Compact· al-Hajjaj's Punishment of the Asawira
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “the Asawira”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/group/asawira/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.