al-Zab

الزاب

In al-Baladhuri: a district over ten days' march from Qayrawan where Ibrahim ibn al-Aghlab and twelve men took refuge fleeing Egypt, and where he claimed leadership over that district's troops.

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According to al-Baladhuri, a place more than ten days from Qayrawan. Ibrahim ibn al-Aghlab and twelve men fleeing from Egypt caught up with him there, and he established their leadership over the army of that district and others. 1

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Harun's Appointment of Ibrahim ibn al-Aghlab over the Maghreb

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هرثمة بن أعين· Harun al-Rashid· إبراهيم بن الأغلب· Ifriqiya· Harun's Appointment of Ibrahim ibn al-Aghlab over the Maghreb

Sources

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