Samarqand
سمرقند
Samarqand, the great city of Sughd; Sa'id ibn Uthman besieged it under oath not to stir till it opened, lost an eye in three days' fighting — and al-Muhallab his — then truced at seven hundred thousand and royal hostages after besieging the kings'-sons castle, his stone lodging in the qahandaz's loophole.
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- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
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People and things also explored
al-Dahhak ibn Muzahim· al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra· Ghurak, King of Sughd· Jumay' ibn Hadir al-Baji· The Khatun of Bukhara· Qutham ibn al-Abbas· قتيبة بن مسلم الباهلي· Sa'id ibn Uthman ibn Affan
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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