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Sindan

سندان

Sindan on India's coast; al-Fadl ibn Mahan's conquest and Muslim seat with its caliph-praising jami' — his sons' feud ended in a crucifixion and Hind's reconquest.

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Sindan is a district on the coast of India. Al-Fadl ibn Mahan, client of Banu Sama, conquered it and prevailed over it, and built there a congregational mosque in which he invoked blessings for the caliph. Then his two sons disputed it. One of them was killed and crucified, and afterwards the Indians prevailed over it, according to al-Baladhuri. 1

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The House of al-Fadl ibn Mahan at Sindan

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al-Fadl ibn Mahan· The House of al-Fadl ibn Mahan at Sindan

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  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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al-Fadl ibn Mahan

al-Fadl ibn Mahan, mawla of Banu Sama; Sindan's conqueror who sent al-Ma'mun an elephant and kept him in the mosque's dua — after him his sons Muhammad and Mahan fought over it till Hind retook it.