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Qubadh, Partisan king

قباد ملك الطوائف

224~ – 240~

A king among the Partisan kings defeated by Tubba' Abu Karib in Iraq — expressly not the Sasanian Qubadh ibn Firuz — under whom the general Judhar ibn Sabur served 1.

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Era
Pre-Islamic Arabia

Life in time

150175200225250275300325 c. c. c. c.
Contemporaries: Amr ibn al-Harith al-Jurhumi · أردشير بن بابك · Mani · Porphyry (Furfuris) · al-Dayzan ibn Mu'awiya

Overview

Qubad, a king of the petty kingdoms (muluk al-tawa'if). al-Mas'udi reports that Tubba' Abu Karib met him in the land of Iraq, and Qubad was defeated. Tubba' then came to his kingdom and ruled Iraq, Syria, the Hijaz and much of the East. 2

al-Mas'udi points out that this Qubad is not Qubad ibn Firuz of the Sasanians. The chief of the petty kingdoms at that time was Judhar ibn Sabur. 2

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Ruler of
Hejaz· Iraq

People and things also explored

Al-Tirmidhi's hadith journeys through the lands of Khurasan, Iraq and the Hijaz, c. 230/845· Abu Sulayman al-Khattabi· Alid Revolt of 762· Battle of Algami Canal (1402)· Battle of Dhat Irq· The Massacre of the Hajj Caravan by Fulayta ibn al-Qarri· Iraq spring fighting of 2008· Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj's hadith journeys to the Hijaz, Iraq, Syria and Egypt, c. 215/830

Sources

  1. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p. 430
  2. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p.430
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Al-Tirmidhi's hadith journeys through the lands of Khurasan, Iraq and the Hijaz, c. 230/845

Al-Tirmidhi ranged on his scholarly journey through the lands of Khurasan, Iraq and the Hijaz, hearing and gathering copiously; he travelled widely in search of traditions through Khurasan, Iraq and the Hijaz, counting among the pupils of al-Bukhari, Muslim and Abu Dawud al-Sijistani.