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25: 397:. However, when Abu'l-Saj was in Dulab (a village near Ahvaz), news reached to him about the defeat and death of 'Abd al-Rahman, which made him go to 'Askar Mukram instead. The Zanjis used this as an opportunity to attack Ahvaz, where they subjected the city into pillaging and killing. This made the caliph dismiss Abu'l-Saj from his post by appointing Ibrahim ibn Sima instead. 572: 516: 416:, which ended in a Saffarid defeat, and reportedly remonstrated Ya'qub after the battle for his bad tactics. Following the defeat, the caliphal regent 362:, the lieutenant and cousin of Afshin. Over the next several decades he served the caliphs in various provinces. In 865 he sided with the caliph 620: 635: 89: 645: 61: 457:, would both go on to have distinguished careers, becoming the first and third, respectively, Sajid governors of Azerbaijan. 497: 334:
family from Jankakath and Suydak, which were two villages that were very close to each other, and were the dependencies of
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slaves to rebel. Abu'l-Saj, while he was on his way to Ahvaz, sent his son-in-law, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Muflih, to
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The History of the Saffarids of Sistan and the Maliks of Nimruz (247/861 to 949/1542-3)
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The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs
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in November–December before he managed to reach Baghdad. His two sons,
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Ed. Ehsan Yarshater. Columbia University. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
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of 'Ali ibn Muhammad, who had assembled and encouraged a group of
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After having made peace with the caliph, Abu'l-Saj left Fars for
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by the caliph and was given a task to assignment to suppress the
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Sogdian prince and Abbasid commander and official (died 879)
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during the latter's final campaign against the rebel
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