al-Buhayra
البحيرة
A Jurjan town where Sul al-Turki camped; Yazid besieged him six months, fought him again and again, till he treated for his self, property and three hundred of his household against surrendering al-Buhayra and all in it.
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al-Buhayra: a town in Jurjan, according to al-Baladhuri. The Turk Sul stayed in it. 1
The siege
Yazid ibn al-Muhallab besieged him in it for six months and fought him many times. Then he made peace with him: safe-conduct for his own person, his property and three hundred of his household, and the surrender of al-Buhayra with all that was in it. 1
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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