Ubaydallah ibn Abi Bakra

عبيد الله بن أبي بكرة

Ubaydallah ibn Abi Bakra; Ziyad's governor of Sijistan after al-Rabi's dismissal — at Barzan he granted Rutbil peace for his land and Kabul's at a million two hundred thousand, waived two hundred thousand, and concluded at a million dirhams which Ziyad ratified; he held the post until Ziyad's death.

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The Umayyad Period
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Ubaydallah ibn Abi Bakra's Peace with Rutbil· Ubaydallah ibn Abi Bakra's Second Disaster

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Rutbil (the Zunbil)· Shurayh ibn Hani' al-Harithi· Sijistan· Ubaydallah ibn Abi Bakra's Peace with Rutbil· Ubaydallah ibn Abi Bakra's Second Disaster

Sources

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

Rutbil, king of the Zabils; after the Kabul Shah expelled the Muslims he took Zabulistan and Rukhkhaj to Bust, where al-Rabi' ibn Ziyad routed him and pursued to Rukhkhaj; later he sued Ubaydallah ibn Abi Bakra at Barzan for peace over his land and Kabul's — settled at a million dirhams, ratified by Ziyad.