Asid ibn al-Mutashammis

أسيد بن المتشمس

Asid ibn al-Mutashammis — or, some say, al-Ahnaf's nephew; left over Balkh after its sulh, he levied its settlement.

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The Rashidun Caliphate
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Asid ibn al-Mutashammis, said to be the nephew of al-Ahnaf. 1

In Balkh

Al-Ahnaf ibn Qays appointed him over Balkh after its peace, and he collected its tribute. 1

Notes

  • The only source is al-Baladhuri's "Futuh al-Buldan", and it needs an additional source and a page number.

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Participated in
Balkh's Sulh and al-Ahnaf's Khwarizm March

People and things also explored

al-Ahnaf ibn Qays· Balkh· Balkh's Sulh and al-Ahnaf's Khwarizm March

Sources

  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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al-Ahnaf ibn Qays

al-Ahnaf ibn Qays — al-Dahhak ibn Qays al-Tamimi; in al-Baladhuri, sent by Abu Musa to take Qashan by force and by Ibn Budayl to al-Yahudiyya on Jayy's terms, on Abu Musa's vanguard in one version.