Hakim ibn Jabala al-Abdi
حكيم بن جبلة العبدي
Hakim ibn Jabala al-Abdi; Abdallah ibn Amir's scout of the Indian frontier — his rhymed dismissal ('its water scant, its fruit worthless; few men lost, many starved') ended Uthman's appetite for the campaign.
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- Era
- The Rashidun Caliphate
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People and things also explored
عبد الله بن عامر· Rashid ibn Amr al-Judaydi· Sinan ibn Salama ibn al-Muhabbiq al-Hudhali· Uthman ibn Affan· Makran· al-Sind· Hakim ibn Jabala's Report on the Indian Frontier· Sinan ibn Salama's Conquest of Makran
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi
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