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- Era
- The Umayyad Period
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Overview
Sallam ibn Ziyad ibn Abi Sufyan, the son of Ziyad ibn Abi Sufyan. He was governor of Khurasan for Mu'awiya and Yazid, and the Sallam river in Basra is attributed to him 1.
What al-Baladhuri reports
al-Baladhuri reports that Yazid appointed him over Khurasan, and that the people of Khwarazm made peace with him for four hundred thousand. He crossed the river with his wife, who was the first Arab woman to cross it. Then Ibn al-Zubayr fined him four million dirhams and imprisoned him, but he dug through the prison wall. Abd al-Malik appointed him over Khurasan, and he died in Basra 1.
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Connections
- Parent of
- Harb ibn Salm ibn Ziyad
- Child of
- زياد بن أبي سفيان
- Participated in
- Salm ibn Ziyad's Khurasan· Salm ibn Ziyad's Ordeal under Ibn al-Zubayr
People and things also explored
Conquest of al-Ubulla and al-Furat· Digging of the Ubulla Canal· Digging of the Ma'qil Canal· Mu'awiya's annexation of Ziyad ibn Abihi· al-Khirrīt ibn Rāshid and Banū Nājiya's break with ʿAli (38 AH)· Mu'awiya's Marsh Grant· The Mughira-Umm Jamil Affair· Nafi' ibn al-Harith's Walking Grant
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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