al-Juzjan

الجوزجان

al-Juzjan of Khurasan; the rout's fugitives reached it, al-Aqra' ibn Habis pursued with horse, turned a first setback and stormed it — its Rustaq Hawf with the two castles mourned in verse.

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al-Ahnaf ibn Qays· al-Aqra' ibn Habis al-Tamimi· al-Aqra' ibn Habis Takes Juzjan

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  • Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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al-Ahnaf ibn Qays

al-Ahnaf ibn Qays — al-Dahhak ibn Qays al-Tamimi; in al-Baladhuri, sent by Abu Musa to take Qashan by force and by Ibn Budayl to al-Yahudiyya on Jayy's terms, on Abu Musa's vanguard in one version.