Madinat al-Fil
مدينة الفيل
Madinat al-Fil, strongest of Khwarizm's cities — Ali ibn Mujahid calls it Samarqand; opened by Umayya ibn Abdallah, breached, beyond Yazid ibn al-Muhallab's reach, and taken by Qutayba — 'Fil gave herself to you with her own hands'.
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- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
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People and things also explored
قتيبة بن مسلم الباهلي· يزيد بن المهلب· Qutayba's Conquest of Madinat al-Fil
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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