Bab al-Lan

باب اللان

Bab al-Lan, a pass of the upper Caucasus adjoining Shirwan's land, near the wall of al-Lubn that Qubadh built; through it Marwan ibn Muhammad entered the Khazar land, guided by Asid ibn Zafir al-Sulami with the mountain kings by way of Bab wa-l-Abwab, and Yazid ibn Asid al-Sulami opened it in his governorship of Armenia, stationing there a ribat of diwan men.

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The Umayyad Period
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Levant & Iraq
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Yazid ibn Asid al-Sulami's Governorship of Armenia· Marwan ibn Muhammad's Expedition through Khazar and Mountain Lands

People and things also explored

Armenia· The Khazars· Abu Ja'far al-Mansur· Asid ibn Zafir al-Sulami· هشام بن عبد الملك· مروان بن محمد بن مروان· Sa'id ibn Amr ibn Aswad al-Harashi· Al-Sarir

Sources

  • Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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Armenia

Armenia in al-Baladhuri on two schemata: Shimshat, Qaliqala, Khilat, Arjish and Bajunays as the fourth Armenia; the Busfurrajan district, Dabil, Siraj Tayr and Baghrawand the third; Jurzan the second; and Sisajan and Arran the first — or, it is said, Shimshat alone the fourth; Qaliqala, Khilat, Arjish and Bajunays the third; Siraj Tayr, Baghrawand, Dabil and Busfurrajan the second; and Sisajan, Arran and Tiflis the first; Jurzan and Arran were in Khazar hands and the rest of Armenia in Roman hands under the lord of the Armeniakoi, while it had lain in Persian hands until Islam appeared, Anushirwan having confirmed the kings of Jabal al-Qabq on their kingdoms for tribute.