صقلية

صقلية

In al-Baladhuri: an island in the sea first raided by Mu'awiya ibn Khudayj al-Kindi in Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan's days and raided ever since; the house of al-Aghlab ibn Salim opened over twenty of its cities, in Muslim hands.

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The Aghlabids' Conquests in Sicily· The First Raid on Sicily and Abdallah ibn Qays's Plunder

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عبد الله بن قيس الدزقي· أحمد بن محمد بن الأغلب· Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan· Mu'awiya ibn Khudayj al-Kindi· The Aghlabids' Conquests in Sicily· The First Raid on Sicily and Abdallah ibn Qays's Plunder

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  • Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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عبد الله بن قيس الدزقي

In al-Baladhuri via al-Waqidi: Abdallah ibn Qays ibn Mukhallad al-Dazzaqi plundered Sicily, taking gold and silver idols crowned with jewels sent to Mu'awiya, who forwarded them to Basra to be carried to India and sold.