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Zanjan is a city in the regions of Qazwin. Al-Baladhuri mentions that al-Bara' ibn Azib conquered it by force after the peace of Qazwin, and after his raids in al-Daylam, Jilan, al-Babr and al-Taylasan. ¹

An additional source is needed: the page number and the date of the conquest.

Sources

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

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islam.museum contributors. “Zanjan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/zanjan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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