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Surraq

سرق

Surraq of al-Ahwaz; taken on Ramhurmuz's terms, betrayed, Haritha ibn Badr's army repulsed, and Abdallah ibn Amir took it by force — Haritha its governor after.

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Surraq is a city in the districts of al-Ahwaz. Al-Baladhuri mentions that Abu Musa conquered it on terms like the peace of Ramhurmuz. Then its people betrayed, and Haritha ibn Badr did not conquer it. Abd Allah ibn Amir then conquered it by force, and afterwards appointed Haritha over it. 1

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Conquest of Surraq

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Abd Allah ibn Amir· Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali, Zalim ibn Amr· Haritha ibn Badr al-Ghudani· Conquest of Surraq

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

He came to Basra in the year 30 AH, then went out to Fars and conquered it, and sent Mujashi' ibn Mas'ud in pursuit of Yazdegerd. The index records his march to Khurasan and the conquests he made there in 31 AH. According to al-Baladhuri, he came to Basra in the year 29, when all of Fars had been conquered except Istakhr and Jur.