نصر بن سيار

Nasr ibn Sayyar was a governor of Balkh and Samarqand. He fought wars with the Turks and had a dispute with al-Junayd ¹.

Nasr ibn Sayyar was in Balkh during the period al-Tabari describes, before the disagreement between him and al-Junayd arose. In Samarqand the people were under siege, and its tax was in the hands of Umayr ibn Sa'da al-Shaybani ^{1 2}.

According to al-Tabari, Nasr ibn Sayyar came forward with thirty horsemen and fought the Turks until he drove them from their positions, and then the Turks were defeated ³.

al-Tabari reports that Nasr ibn Sayyar fought valiantly on the day of the Gate, when his sword and the straps of his stirrups broke. He struck with his leg until he was badly wounded. Al-Junayd then praised his valour, and Nasr composed verses in response ⁴.

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