al-Saghaniyan
الصغانيان
al-Saghaniyan, the lands on the river's east bank; its folk joined the thirty-thousand Tukharistan mass against al-Ahnaf — its king's spear was wrenched from his hand and he was killed, after al-Ahnaf had slain three drum-bearers in turn.
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Saghaniyan is a land on the eastern side of the river. The report relates that its people came with the hosts of Tukharistan, which reached thirty thousand, to fight al-Ahnaf. Its king charged at al-Ahnaf with a spear, but al-Ahnaf wrested it from his hand and killed him. Al-Ahnaf had earlier killed three of the drummers. 1
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Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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