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Baniqya

بانقيا

In al-Baladhuri: a Sawad town Jarir ibn Abdallah al-Bajali pacified on a thousand dirhams and a taylasan; with al-Hira and Ulays one of the only three Sawad towns holding a covenant, per Ibn Mughaffal al-Muzani; Dirar ibn al-Azwar versified on it.

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Baniqya: a town in the Sawad, according to al-Baladhuri. Jarir ibn Abd Allah al-Bajali made peace with it for a thousand dirhams and a cloak. It is one of three towns of the people of the Sawad that had a covenant, together with al-Hira and Alis, according to the saying of Ibn Mughaffal al-Muzani. Dirar ibn al-Azur said a poem about it. 1

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The Peace of Baniqya and the Taylasan· The Day of the Bridge

People and things also explored

Abu Muhjan ibn Habib al-Thaqafi· Abu Ubayd ibn Mas'ud al-Thaqafi· Abu Zayd al-Ansari· al-Muthanna ibn Haritha· بشير بن سعد الأنصاري· بصبهرى بن صلوبا· Dhu al-Hajib Mardanshah· فرخبنذاذ

Sources

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