The House of al-Fadl ibn Mahan at Sindan
آل الفضل بن ماهان بسندان
Al-Fadl ibn Mahan, mawla of Banu Sama, took Sindan and held it — sent al-Ma'mun an elephant, wrote him, and prayed for him in a jami' mosque he built there. His son Muhammad sailed seventy bawarij to Mayd al-Hind, slew many and returned — to find his brother Mahan had seized Sindan; Mahan wrote al-Mu'tasim and gifted a teak plank unmatched for size. The Hind faction in his brother's affair turned, killed and crucified him, then took Sindan and broke its mosque where Muslims had prayed for the caliph.
At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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Overview
Al-Baladhuri reports that al-Fadl ibn Mahan, a client of the Banu Sama, conquered Sindan and prevailed over it, and he invoked al-Ma'mun in a congregational mosque that he built there. 1
Al-Fadl and his sons
Al-Fadl sent an elephant and his scribe to al-Ma'mun. When he died his son Muhammad took his place, and set out with seventy warships to the Indian coast, where he killed a great number. He returned to Sindan, where a brother of his called Mahan had prevailed, so he wrote to al-Mu'tasim and sent him a great quantity of teak. 1
The end
Al-Baladhuri says that the Indians turned against Mahan, killed him and crucified him, then prevailed over Sindan, and left its mosque for the Muslims to gather in and pray for the caliph. 1
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Connections
- Had participant
- al-Fadl ibn Mahan
- Occurred at
- Sindan
People and things also explored
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “The House of al-Fadl ibn Mahan at Sindan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/fadl-ibn-mahan-sindan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.