Zaranj
زرنج
Zaranj, the great city of Sijistan; besieged by al-Rabi' ibn Ziyad its marzban Aparwiz truced for a thousand wadif with gold cups — seated on a corpse — in a two-and-a-half-year governorship that took forty thousand captives; then Ibn Samura besieged its marzban on their feast-day for two million dirhams and two thousand wadif.
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Zaranj is the great city of Sijistan according to al-Baladhuri's report. It is mentioned in two successive sieges. 1
The siege of al-Rabi' ibn Ziyad
Al-Rabi' ibn Ziyad besieged it, and its marzban Abruwiz made peace with him for a thousand servants, with each servant a golden cup (jam). Al-Baladhuri mentions that al-Rabi' had him sit on the corpse of a slain man. Al-Rabi's governorship there lasted two and a half years, and he took forty thousand heads as captives. 1
The siege of Ibn Samura
Then Ibn Samura besieged its marzban on their festival day, and he made peace with him for two million dirhams and two thousand servants. 1
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Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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