Muslim conquest of Sistan
Sakastan under the Sasanian Empire
.The
.Sistan was raided by Muslim forces from Kirman, during the reign of Caliph Umar: in 643-644 CE, Asim ibn Amr and Abdullah ibn Umar made inroads into Sistan and besieged its capital Zaranj.[1][2] A treaty was concluded, forcing the Sistanis to pay the Kharaj.[1] From that point, there were many conflicts with the Turks, who resided in the area from Kandahar to Kabul.[1][2]
Like other provinces of the Persian Empire, Sistan broke into revolt during
Busra
, and the province again broke into revolt in a larger area.
Abdullah ibn Aamir sent Abdulrehman ibn Sumra to undertake the operation. Abdur Rahman ibn Sumra led the
Ghor, which at the time was named Mandesh. during this campaign he destroyed some golden Idols and successfully captured the local Kushan Sahi king. He returned to Zaranj and remained governor until Uthman's death in 656.[3][4][5]
See also
Notes
- ^ JSTOR 44147064.
Sistan was invaded and conquered by expeditions dispatched from Kirman. The Muslim conquest of Sistan began in23 (643'644), when Asim b. Amr and Abdullah b. Umair made an incursion into the land and besieged Zaran
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4384-2039-4.
- ^ Sykes, Percy (July 10, 2014). "History of Afghanistan". Routledge – via Google Books.
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