Dhu al-Hajib Mardanshah
ذو الحاجب مردانشاه
Persian commander sent against the Arabs at the Day of the Bridge; in al-Baladhuri Anushirwan had named him Bahman for blessing, he was called Dhu al-Hajib for tying his brows up over his eyes in pride — though his name is said to be Rustam — and he met the Muslims with four thousand mailed men and an elephant.
At a glance
- Era
- The Rashidun Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq · Persia & Central Asia
- Review
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Connections
- Participated in
- The Battle of Nihawand (Fath al-Futuh)· The Day of the Bridge
People and things also explored
Abu Muhjan ibn Habib al-Thaqafi· Abu Ubayd ibn Mas'ud al-Thaqafi· Abu Zayd al-Ansari· al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba· المثنى بن حارثة· al-Nu'man ibn Muqarrin· الهرمزان· Hudhayfa ibn al-Yaman
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “Dhu al-Hajib Mardanshah”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/dhu-al-hajib-mardanshah/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-13.