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After the death of Mujja’, Hajjaj appointed in his place Muhammad, son of Harun, son of Zara al Namari. Under the government of Muhammad, the king of… - Al-Baladhuri
" "After the death of Mujja’, Hajjaj appointed in his place Muhammad, son of Harun, son of Zara al Namari. Under the government of Muhammad, the king of the Isle of Rubies [Ceylon] sent as a present to Hajjaj, certain Muhammadan girls who had been born in his country, the orphan daughters of merchants who had died there. The king hoped by this measure to ingratiate himself with Hajjaj; but the ship in which he had embarked these girls was attacked and taken by some barks (bawarij) belonging to the Meds of Debal. One of the women of the tribe of Yarbu exclaimed, ‘Oh Hajjaj!’ When this news reached Hajjaj, he replied, ‘I am here.’ He then sent an ambassador to Dahir to demand their release, but Dahir replied, “They are pirates who have captured these women, and over them I have no authority.” Then Hajjaj sent Ubaidullah, son of Nabhan, against Debal. Ubaidullah being killed, Hajjaj wrote to Budail, son of Tahfa, of the tribe of Bajali, who was at ’Uman, directing him to proceed to Debal. When he arrived there his horse took fright (and threw him), and the enemy surrounded him and killed him. Some authors say he was killed by the Jats of Budha…
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Aḥmad Ibn Yaḥyā al-Balādhurī (Arabic: أحمد بن يحيى بن جابر البلاذري) was a 9th-century Muslim historian. One of the eminent Middle Eastern historians of his age, he spent most of his life in Baghdad and enjoyed great influence at the court of the caliph al-Mutawakkil. He traveled in Syria and Iraq, compiling information for his major works.
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Native Name:
أبو الحسن أحمد بن يحيى بن جابر البلاذري
Alternative Names:
Ahmad ibn Yahya al Baladhuri
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Aḥmad ibn Jaḥja’ ibn Ǧabir Al-Belâḏori
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