al-Mudhayyib
المذيب
Waystation on the Iraq road; in al-Baladhuri Abu Ubayd ibn Mas'ud reached it and met Jaban the Persian's host from Tustar, routing it; Jarir ibn Abdallah is said to have taken the road over Fayd and al-Ta'labiyya to al-Mudhayyib.
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- Era
- The Rashidun Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
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Overview
al-Mudhayyib: a place on the road to Iraq. al-Baladhuri reports that Abu Ubayd ibn Mas'ud came to it. He learned that Jaban the Persian was at Tustar with a large host, so he met him and defeated him. 1
It is also said that Jarir ibn Abd Allah took the road by Fayd and al-Tha'labiyya to al-Mudhayyib. 2
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition), p.350
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition), p.353
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