Siminjan

سمنجان

Siminjan of Tukharistan; alone of its lands it resisted Qays ibn al-Haytham's march and was besieged and stormed.

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Siminjan is a land in Tukharistan. Its people refused to submit to Qays ibn al-Haytham on his march through it, so he besieged it until he conquered it by force, according to al-Baladhuri. 1 See Tukharistan.

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Qays ibn al-Haytham's Tukharistan March

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Qays ibn al-Haytham al-Sulami· Qays ibn al-Haytham's Tukharistan March

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