Bistam ibn Tarsi

بسطام بن ترسي

dihqan of Babil and Khutarniyya; converted after the Sawad's conquest — Umar left his land in his hand and lifted the jizya.

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The Rashidun Caliphate
Region
Levant & Iraq
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Umar's Endowment of the Sawad upon Its People

People and things also explored

Ali ibn Abi Talib· Jamil ibn Busbuhri· Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas· Umar ibn al-Khattab· Uthman ibn Hunayf· Kaskar· Umar's Endowment of the Sawad upon Its People

Sources

  • Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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Ali ibn Abi Talib

Cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet and the fourth caliph (r. 656–661 CE); the first Imam in Shia tradition.