الحسين بن علي المروروذي

الحسين بن علي المروروذي

Samanid commander who took Sistan in 298, besieging al-Mu'addal ibn al-Layth into surrender and carrying him to Bukhara 1.

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The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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Husayn ibn Ali (may God be pleased with him) al-Marwarudhi, a Samanid commander. The amir Ahmad ibn Isma'il appointed him over the army marching to Sistan in 298 AH. 2

Sistan

He besieged al-Mu'addal ibn Ali ibn al-Layth until he made a settlement with him and gave him safe conduct. He took control of Sistan, and withdrew with al-Mu'addal to Bukhara. 2

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The Samanid seizure of Sistan

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al-Mu'addal ibn Ali ibn al-Layth al-Saffar· Sijistan· The Samanid seizure of Sistan

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  1. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 46-47
  2. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p.46-47
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al-Mu'addal ibn Ali ibn al-Layth al-Saffar

The last Saffarid amir of Sistan; besieged by the Samanid army in 298, he took safe-conduct and was carried captive to Bukhara, then paraded into Baghdad on an elephant.