Battle of Rayshahr and Shahrak's Death
وقعة ريشهر ومقتل شهرك
Shahrak, marzban of Fars, mustered a great host at Rayshahr near Tawwaj; al-Hakam ibn Abi al-As met him with Sawwar ibn Hammam al-Abdi on the vanguard — a fierce fight, with a warden posted at the wadi to kill any fugitive. An aswari champion fleeing begged him 'we fight a God-aided people — see this arrow split a stone, yet it could not have scratched them' — then word came of Shahrak's death: Sawwar had stabbed him off his horse and finished him, and Shahrak's son charged and killed Sawwar. The polytheists routed, Rayshahr fell by force — a day like al-Qadisiyya in its hardship and blessing; Amr ibn al-Ahtam bore the victory-verse to Umar.
At a glance
- Era
- The Rashidun Caliphate
- Review
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Connections
- Had participant
- Sawwar ibn Hammam al-Abdi· Shahrak, Marzban of Fars· al-Hakam ibn Abi al-As al-Thaqafi· Amr ibn al-Ahtam al-Tamimi
- Occurred at
- Rayshahr
People and things also explored
Conquest of Tawwaj· The departure night of the Hijra· Uthman ibn Abi al-As's Raids on Tana and the Indian Coast· al-Hakam ibn Abi al-As al-Thaqafi· Amr ibn al-Ahtam al-Tamimi· Sawwar ibn Hammam al-Abdi· Shahrak, Marzban of Fars· Rayshahr
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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