Zanjan
زنجان
A town in Qazwin's marches; al-Bara' ibn Azib took it by force after Qazwin's treaty and his raids on Daylam, Jilan, al-Babar and al-Taylasan.
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Zanjan is a city in the regions of Qazwin. Al-Baladhuri mentions that al-Bara' ibn Azib conquered it by force after the peace of Qazwin, and after his raids in al-Daylam, Jilan, al-Babr and al-Taylasan. 1
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Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “Zanjan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/zanjan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.