Sa'id ibn Amr al-Jarashi
سعيد بن عمرو الجرشي
Sa'id ibn Amr al-Jarashi; over Khurasan he disavowed his katib's solecisms — 'the amir is innocent of this lahn' — then, Sughd refusing, marched till twelve thousand defected to him and he opened most of its fortresses.
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- Era
- The Umayyad Period
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Overview
Sa'id ibn Amr al-Jarashi, whom Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik appointed over Khurasan. al-Baladhuri reports that he called the people of Sughd to obedience. When they persisted in opposing him, he marched against them; about twelve thousand of their main force broke away from them, and he conquered most of the fortresses of Sughd 1.
al-Baladhuri also gives an account of his secretary, who made grammatical errors in his speech. The amir said that he was free of this error 1.
Connections
- Participated in
- al-Jarashi and the Sughd Fortresses
People and things also explored
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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