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Manbij

منبج

Manbij of the Qinnasrin jund in the Duluk–Ra'ban quarter; Iyad ibn Ghanm went before it and its people compounded on Antioch's terms, which Abu Ubayda ratified, and Iyad was sent on to Duluk and Ra'ban whose people compounded on Manbij's terms with the stipulation that they seek out news of the Byzantines and write it to the Muslims; near it stands the village of Jisr Manbij — no bridge existing then, made in Uthman's caliphate for the summer expeditions, or by some report of ancient trace; Abu Ubayda set over every kura he took an administrator joined to a Muslim garrison, provisioning the exposed quarters.

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Era
The Rashidun Caliphate
Region
Levant & Iraq
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Manbij is one of the districts of the military province (jund) of Qinnasrin, in the area of Dulük and Ra'ban. Iyad ibn Ghanm came to it and made peace with its people on the same terms as the peace of Antioch, and Abu Ubayda ratified this. Iyad then sent to Dulük and Ra'ban, and their people made peace with him on the same terms as Manbij, on condition that they seek out news of the Romans and write it to the Muslims. 1

Near the city is the village of the Bridge of Manbij. The bridge did not exist at that time. It is said that it was built in the caliphate of Uthman ibn Affan (may God be pleased with him) for the summer campaigns, and it is also said that the site had an older vestige. 1

Abu Ubayda appointed a governor over every district he conquered, attached to him a group of Muslims, and garrisoned the threatened regions. 1

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al-Zahir Ghazi takes Manbij and is besieged
Part of
Qinnasrin

People and things also explored

The Conquest of Qinnasrin· al-Malik al-Zahir Ghiyath al-Din Ghazi ibn Salah al-Din· Antioch· Damascus· al-Zahir Ghazi takes Manbij and is besieged· Qinnasrin

Sources

  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition) , p.204-205
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The Conquest of Qinnasrin

In al-Baladhuri: Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah, after finishing with the Yarmuk, went to Hims and secured it, then came to Qinnasrin with Khalid ibn al-Walid on his vanguard; the people of the city fought him then took refuge in their fortress and sued for terms, which he granted on the like of Hims's treaty, the Muslims mastering its land and villages — its hadir (camp-town) belonging to Tanukh since their first settling in Syria, when they dwelt in hair tents before building houses, and he called them to Islam, some converting while Banu Salih ibn Hulwan of Quda'a remained Christian, some of their descendants converting in al-Mahdi's caliphate; as Abu Ubayda marched on Aleppo word came that Qinnasrin's people had broken faith, so he sent al-Simt ibn al-Aswad al-Kindi who besieged and took it; the hadir of Tayyi' was of old, settled after the war of corruption among them when those of the Jabalayn settled and the rest scattered through the lands, and near Aleppo stood the hadir called Hadir Halab gathering kinds of Arabs from Tanukh and others — Abu Ubayda compounded with them for jizya and they later converted, remaining there with their descendants until long after al-Rashid's death.