Salm ibn Ahwaz al-Mazini
سلم بن أحوز المازني
Nasr ibn Sayyar's commander who killed Yahya ibn Zayd at 'Arghuna and took his head to al-Walid — Abu Muslim later killed him and prayed over Yahya's lowered body 1.
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Salm ibn Ahwaz al-Mazini, a commander sent by Nasr ibn Sayyar to Yahya ibn Zayd at al-Juzjan. al-Mas'udi reports that he killed Yahya in the battle at a village called Ar'una, with an arrow in his temple. He carried Yahya's head to al-Walid ibn Yazid, and crucified his body at al-Juzjan 2.
Then Abu Muslim came out and killed Salm. He took down the body of Yahya and prayed over it 2.
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 200
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.200
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