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Al-Sarir

السرير

Al-Sarir, a land of the upper Caucasus whose king bears the title Sahib al-Sarir; Marwan ibn Muhammad entered it, fell upon its people and took castles, till its king submitted and obeyed — compounding for a thousand heads yearly, five hundred lads and five hundred girls black of hair, brow and lash, plus a hundred thousand mudd poured into Bab's granaries, with hostages taken of him.

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Era
The Umayyad Period
Region
Levant & Iraq
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al-Sarir: a land in the high Caucasus, whose king was titled "Lord of the Throne". Marwan ibn Muhammad entered it and took its fortresses, and then its king submitted to him and obeyed him. 1

The agreement

The king made peace with him for a thousand heads each year: five hundred boys and five hundred girls, with black hair and eyebrows and long eyelashes. He also made peace with him for a hundred thousand measures to be poured into the granary of the gate, and a pledge was taken from him. 1

The place is connected with the expedition of Marwan to the Caucasus, which belongs to the Umayyad period. An additional source is needed for the date.

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Site of
Marwan ibn Muhammad's Expedition through Khazar and Mountain Lands

People and things also explored

The Khazars· Asid ibn Zafir al-Sulami· هشام بن عبد الملك· مروان بن محمد بن مروان· Sa'id ibn Amr ibn Aswad al-Harashi· Armenia· Bab al-Lan (Darial)· Khakhit

Sources

  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition) , p.292-293
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The Khazars

The Khazars in al-Baladhuri are the people beyond the Caucasus whose great king bears the title Khaqan; Salman ibn Rabi'a warred on them until slain at Balanjar, and they surged across the Rass in al-Jarrah's day until he met and fell fighting them near Ardabil; when their great king learned the numbers Marwan ibn Muhammad trod into his lands it filled him with dread, and he sent summoning him to Islam or war — Marwan answering 'I accept Islam', whereupon the Khaqan showed forth Islam, Marwan compounding with him confirming his kingdom, and settled a body of them between al-Samur and al-Shabiran in the Lakz plain; and Yazid ibn Asid married into their king's house at al-Mansur's command, the Khaqan's daughter bearing him a son who died while she died in her lying-in.