The Kabul Shah

كابل شاه

The Kabul Shah, king of Kabul; he mustered and expelled every Muslim in Kabul, whereupon Rutbil overran Zabulistan and Rukhkhaj as far as Bust.

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The Umayyad Period
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Kabul Shah, king of Kabul in the Umayyad period. Al-Baladhuri says that he gathered together for the Muslims and drove out those of them who were in Kabul; then Ratbil came and prevailed over Zabulistan and al-Rukhkh, as far as Bust. 1

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Rutbil's War and al-Rabi' ibn Ziyad

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al-Rabi' ibn Ziyad al-Harithi· Rutbil (the Zunbil)· Rutbil's War and al-Rabi' ibn Ziyad

Sources

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