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Ubaydallah ibn Abi Bakra

عبيد الله بن أبي بكرة

Ubaydallah ibn Abi Bakra; Ziyad's governor of Sijistan after al-Rabi's dismissal — at Barzan he granted Rutbil peace for his land and Kabul's at a million two hundred thousand, waived two hundred thousand, and concluded at a million dirhams which Ziyad ratified; he held the post until Ziyad's death.

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The Umayyad Period
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Ziyad ibn Abi Sufyan appointed him over Sistan after the dismissal of al-Rabi' ibn Ziyad. He campaigned, and at Zaranj, or before it at Bizran, Ratbil sent to him asking for peace over his land and the land of Kabul for one million two hundred thousand 1.

He granted him two hundred thousand, the peace was concluded at one million dirhams, and Ziyad confirmed it. He remained there until Ziyad died 1.

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Ubaydallah ibn Abi Bakra's Peace with Rutbil· Ubaydallah ibn Abi Bakra's Second Disaster

People and things also explored

Rutbil (the Zunbil)· Shurayh ibn Hani' al-Harithi· Sijistan· Ubaydallah ibn Abi Bakra's Peace with Rutbil· Ubaydallah ibn Abi Bakra's Second Disaster

Sources

  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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Rutbil (the Zunbil)

Rutbil, king of the Zabils; after the Kabul Shah expelled the Muslims he took Zabulistan and Rukhkhaj to Bust, where al-Rabi' ibn Ziyad routed him and pursued to Rukhkhaj; later he sued Ubaydallah ibn Abi Bakra at Barzan for peace over his land and Kabul's — settled at a million dirhams, ratified by Ziyad.