Ahmad ibn Abi Khalid al-Ahwal

أحمد بن أبي خالد الأحول

Ahmad ibn Abi Khalid al-Ahwal the katib; al-Ma'mun's commander who took Haydar's short road and camped on Ushrusana's city before the Turks arrived — Kawus surrendered.

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The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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Ahmad ibn Abi Khalid al-Ahwal, a secretary whom the caliph al-Ma'mun sent to raid Ushrusana with a large army. 1

He took the short route described by Haydar ibn Kawus and camped at its city before the Turks arrived, so Kawus surrendered. 1

His birth, death and the rest of his life are not set out here and need an additional source.

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Ahmad ibn Abi Khalid's Conquest of Ushrusana

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Haydar ibn Kawus (al-Afshin)· Kawus, King of Ushrusana· Ushrusana· Ahmad ibn Abi Khalid's Conquest of Ushrusana

Sources

  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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Haydar ibn Kawus (al-Afshin)

Haydar ibn Kawus, the famous al-Afshin; demeaned by his father's favored qahrman he killed him at the city gate, fled to al-Khattl, then showed Islam at Baghdad, taught al-Ma'mun Ushrusana's short road, and was made king after his father.