Qays ibn Asim al-Sulami

قيس بن عاصم السلمي

Qays ibn Asim (may God be pleased with him) al-Sulami; he killed Sulayman ibn Marthad in the war for Khurasan's governorship and took his head — a different man from Qays ibn Asim al-Minqari of Tamim.

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Qays ibn Asim al-Sulami killed Sulayman ibn Marthad in his war with Abd Allah ibn Khazim over the governorship of Khurasan, and cut off his head. 1

The entry notes that he is not Qays ibn Asim al-Minqari al-Tamimi. 1

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Ibn Khazim's War for Khurasan

People and things also explored

Abdallah ibn Khazim al-Sulami· Aws ibn Tha'laba· Sulayman ibn Marthad· Umar ibn Marthad· Ibn Khazim's War for Khurasan

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

Abdallah ibn Khazim ibn Asma' ibn al-Salt al-Sulami; his Basra house came as a qati'a from his aunt Dajaja, Abdallah ibn Amir's mother.