al-Buqan
البوقان
al-Buqan near the Indian frontier; raided by al-Mundhir ibn al-Jarud and Ibn Harri — its folk Muslims today — and Imran ibn Musa al-Barmaki built its city al-Bayda under al-Mu'tasim.
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al-Buqan: a land near the frontier post of India. al-Mundhir ibn al-Jarud and Ibn Hari al-Bahili raided it, and al-Baladhuri reports that its people are Muslims. Imran ibn Musa al-Barmaki built in it the city of al-Bayda in the caliphate of al-Mu'tasim. 1
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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