Qays ibn al-Haytham al-Sulami · Islam Museum

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Era: The Rashidun Caliphate
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Qays ibn al-Haytham al-Sulami, whom Ibn Amir appointed governor of Nishapur when he conquered it. ¹

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Participated in: The Conquest of Naysabur· Qarin's revolt in Khurasan (32 AH)· Qays's Balkh Campaign and Nawbahar's Ruin· Qays ibn al-Haytham's Tukharistan March· Ziyad's Partition of Khurasan, 45h

People and things also explored

Abd Allah ibn Amir· Abdallah ibn Khazim al-Sulami· Ata ibn al-Sa'ib al-Khashl· Khulayd ibn Abdallah al-Hanafi· Umair ibn al-Ahmar al-Yashkuri· Balkh· Nishapur· Siminjan

Sources

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

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Abd Allah ibn Amir

He came to Basra in the year 30 AH, then went out to Fars and conquered it, and sent Mujashi' ibn Mas'ud in pursuit of Yazdegerd. The index records his march to Khurasan and the conquests he made there in 31 AH. According to al-Baladhuri, he came to Basra in the year 29, when all of Fars had been conquered except Istakhr and Jur.