Dastaba
دستبا
a city; in al-Baladhuri, the object with Rayy of Urwa ibn Zayd's eight-thousand campaign, and Kathir ibn Shihab's governorship under Mu'awiya.
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- Era
- The Rashidun Caliphate · The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
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Overview
Dastaba: a city. According to al-Baladhuri, by the order of Umar, he sent to it and to al-Rayy Urwa ibn Zayd with eight thousand men, while Kathir ibn Shihab was the governor over it and al-Rayy on behalf of Mu'awiya. 1
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “Dastaba”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/dastaba/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.