al-Tarband

الطاربند

al-Tarband, the Shash king's seat; from it he answered Sughd's summons with his fighters, and Qutayba broke them.

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Tarband is the city of al-Shash. The king of al-Shash was residing there when the king of al-Sughd wrote to him, and he came to him with a company of his fighters for war against Qutayba. Qutayba struck them and broke them, according to al-Baladhuri. 1

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