al-Fadl ibn Mahan
الفضل بن ماهان
al-Fadl ibn Mahan, mawla of Banu Sama; Sindan's conqueror who sent al-Ma'mun an elephant and kept him in the mosque's dua — after him his sons Muhammad and Mahan fought over it till Hind retook it.
Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Review
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موجز
الفضل بن ماهان، مولى بني سامة، فتح سندان وغلب عليها. 1
ما يذكره البلاذري
Connections
- Participated in
- The House of al-Fadl ibn Mahan 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. “al-Fadl ibn Mahan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-fadl-ibn-mahan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.