Habsha ibn Dahir

حبشة بن داهر

Habsha ibn Dahir; restored to Brahmanabadh after his father's death, he answered Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz's letter — Islam for kept kingship — and he and the kings converted, taking Arab names.

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The Umayyad Period
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Habib's Sind, the Kings' Conversion, and the Muhallabids' End

People and things also explored

Amr ibn Muslim al-Bahili· Habib ibn al-Muhallab· Hilal ibn Ahwaz al-Mazini· عمر بن عبد العزيز· Mihran· Habib's Sind, the Kings' Conversion, and the Muhallabids' End

Sources

  • Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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