Quhistan
قوهستان
Quhistan, the nearest city to the Tabasayn at Khurasan's gate; led there by al-Ahnaf ibn Qays, its people and the Hayatila — Turks, some say Persian outcasts exiled by Fayruz to Herat — met him and were routed.
Depth
At a glance
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
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Connections
- Site of
- Ibn Amir's Opening of Khurasan
People and things also explored
عبد الله بن عامر· al-Ahnaf ibn Qays· al-Aswad ibn Kulthum 'Adi al-Ribab'· Ibn Amir's Opening of Khurasan
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “Quhistan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/quhistan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-13.