Nizak Tarkhan
نيزك طرخان
lord of the Turks; in al-Baladhuri, who hosted Yazdgard a month, then asked his daughter — answered 'you are but my slave' — and joined Mahuwayh to kill him at al-Janabidh.
Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Rashidun Caliphate · The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
- Review
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Connections
- Participated in
- The Death of Yazdgard ibn Shahriyar
People and things also explored
عبد الله بن عامر· Firuz son of Yazdgard III· Mahuwayh· يزدجرد بن شهريار· Merv· The Death of Yazdgard ibn Shahriyar
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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