Khurzad ibn Mahibandadh

خُرزاد بن ماهبنذاذ

Persian commander garrisoned at Qasr Sabur — known in al-Baladhuri's day as Qasr Isa ibn Ali — who came out against al-Nusayr's raiders, fought and was routed, his men withdrawing to Ayn al-Tamr.

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The Rashidun Caliphate
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Levant & Iraq
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A Persian commander charged with the palace of Shapur, which in al-Baladhuri's time was known as the Palace of Isa ibn Ali. He went out against al-Nasir and the Muslims, who fought him and defeated him, and his companions fled to Ayn al-Tamr. 1

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Participated in
al-Nusayr and Hudhayfa's Raid toward Tikrit

People and things also explored

al-Nusayr· Hudhayfa ibn Mihsan· Utba ibn Farqad al-Sulami· Tikrit· Ukbara· al-Nusayr and Hudhayfa's Raid toward Tikrit

Sources

  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition) , p.348
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al-Nusayr

Raider on the Iraq marches at the conquest; in al-Baladhuri sent by al-Muthanna ibn Haritha with Hudhayfa ibn Mihsan to Tikrit after the Day of the Bridge, safe-conducting Ukbara and al-Baradan and routing Khurzad ibn Mahibandadh at Qasr Sabur; also said sent by Khalid ibn al-Walid against Maskin and Qatarrabul villages — the name appears as al-Tusayr in places.