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At a glance
- Era
- The Rashidun Caliphate
- Review
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Overview
Rab'i ibn al-Kas al-Anbari, appointed over Sistan by Ali, according to al-Baladhuri 1.
Sistan
Ali ordered Ibn Abbas to appoint him over Sistan, and he sent him out with four thousand men, with al-Husayn ibn Abi al-Hurr and Nayl ibn Dhi al-Hurra in the vanguard. Haska ibn Attab fought them and they killed him, and Rab'i secured the land 1.
al-Baladhuri quotes a rajaz verse of their poet, in which they say that they do not befriend the Shi'a of Ibn Affan 1.
Connections
- Participated in
- The Habata Unrest in Sijistan
People and things also explored
Abd al-Rahman ibn Jaza' al-Ta'i· Hasaka ibn Utab al-Habati· Imran ibn al-Fasil al-Burjumi· Sijistan· The Habata Unrest in Sijistan
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “Rubay'i ibn al-Kas al-Anbari”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/rubayi-ibn-al-kas/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.