Muslim conquest of Kerman

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Kerman province.

The Muslim conquest of Kerman and Sistan took place around 644 AD, during the caliphate of ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān. Rāshidūn forces under ʿAbdullah ibn ʿAbdullah ibn ʿItbān and Suhail ibn ʿĀdi killed the Sassanid governor of Kerman and took the towns of Bam, Bardsīr, Jīroft and Sīrjān.[1]: 74 [2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Naseer Dashti (2012). The Baloch and Balochistan: A Historical Account from the Beginning to the Fall of the Baloch State. [s.l.]: Trafford Publishing. ISBN 9781466958951.
  2. ^ Xavier de Planhol; Bernard Hourcade [in French]. "Kerman: Historical Geography". Encyclopædia Iranica. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.