Zaliq
زالق
Zaliq, the Sijistan fortress five farsakhs from the capital; raided by al-Rabi' on Mihrjan, its dahqan ransoming himself with his spear planted and heaped over with gold and silver.
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Zaliq is a fortress in Sijistan, five farsakhs from the city of Sijistan. 1
Al-Rabi' ibn Ziyad raided it on the day of Mihrajan and took its dihqan. The dihqan ransomed himself by planting a spear (anza) and then covering it with gold and silver. 1
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Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “Zaliq”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/zaliq/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.