al-Mufaddal ibn al-Muhallab

المفضل بن المهلب

al-Mufaddal ibn al-Muhallab; al-Hajjaj's governor after his brother Yazid — he retook breached Badghis, Shuman and others, and divided the spoils among the people.

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The Umayyad Period
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Al-Mufaddal ibn al-Muhallab ibn Abi Safra. 1

Khurasan

Al-Hajjaj appointed him over Khurasan after his brother Yazid. He conquered Badghis when it had broken its pact, conquered Shuman and others, and took spoils which he divided among the people. 1

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  • The one source is al-Baladhuri's "Futuh al-Buldan", with no page and no dates in the data. It needs an additional source.

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Yazid ibn al-Muhallab's Campaigns and al-Mufaddal's Succession

People and things also explored

Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Abbas al-Hashimi· al-Ruqad al-Mutakki· Mukhallad ibn Yazid· يزيد بن المهلب· Yazid ibn al-Muhallab's Campaigns and al-Mufaddal's Succession

Sources

  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Abbas al-Hashimi

Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Abbas ibn Rabi'a ibn al-Harith ibn Abd al-Muttalib; out with Ibn al-Ash'ath, he fled to Herat, killed al-Ruqad al-Mutakki and levied kharaj — beaten by Yazid ibn al-Muhallab who forbade pursuit, he fled on to Sind.