فتوح البلدان 85.8

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وقال ابن الكلبي: كان الذي فتح مكران حكيم بن جبلة العبدي، ثم استعمل زياد على الثغر راشد بن عمرو الجديدي من الأزد فأتى مكران، ثم غزا القيقان فظفر، ثم غزا الميد فقتل، وقام بأمر الناس سنان بن سلمة فولاه زياد الثغر فأقام به سنتين، وقال أعشى همدان في مكران:

In the year 44 H. (664 A.D.), and in the days of the Khalif Mu'awiya, Muhallab son of Abu Safra made war upon the same frontier, and advanced as far as Banna and Alahwar, which lie between Multan and Kabul. The enemy opposed him and killed him and his followers. In the land of Kikan, Muhallab encountered eighteen Turki horsemen, riding crop-tailed horses. They fought well but were all slain. Muhallab said, "How much more active than we those barbarians were." So he docked the tails of his horses, and was the first among the Musulmans who did so. In the reign of Mu'awiya, son of Abu Sufian, the Amir 'Abdu-llah, son of 'Amir, or according to some, Mu'awiya himself sent 'Abdu-llah, son of Suar al 'Abdi, to the frontier of Hind. He fought in Kikan and captured booty. Then he came to Mu'awiya and presented to him some Kikani horses. He staid near the Khalif some time and then returned to Kikan, when the Turks called their forces together and slew him. In the reign of the same Mu'awiya, the Chief Ziyad, son of Abu Sufian, appointed Sinan, son of Salama, son of al Muhabbik the Huzaili (to the command). He was a good and godly man, and was the first who made his troops take an oath of divorce. He proceeded to the frontier and having subdued Makran and its cities by force, he staid there and established his power in the country. According to Ibn al Kalbi, it was Hakim bin Jabala al 'Abdi who conquered Makran.

Ziyad then appointed Rashid son of 'Umru-l Judaidi of the tribe of Azd, to the frontier. He proceeded to Makran and was victorious in warring against Kikan, but he was slain fighting against the Meds. Sinan, son of Salama, then succeeded to the command and was confirmed therein by Ziyad. He remained there two years. 'Abbad, son of Ziyad, then made war on the frontier of Hind by way of Sijistan. He went to Sanaruz, from whence he proceeded by way of Khiz to Ruzbar in Sijistan on the banks of the Hindmand. Then he descended to Kish, and crossing the desert came to Kandahar. He fought the inhabitants, routed them, put them to flight and subdued the country; but many Musulmans perished. 'Abbad observed the high caps of the people of that country, and had some made like them, which he called 'Abbadiya. Ziyad next appointed Al Manzar, son of Al Jarud al 'Abdi, to the frontiers of India. He was known by the name of Abu-l Ash'as. He attacked and conquered Nukan and Kikan. The Musulmans obtained great plunder, and their forces spread over all the country. He captured Kusdar and took prisoners there. Sinan had previously taken it, but its inhabitants had been guilty of defection. He died there (in Kuzdar). The governor 'Ubaidu-llah, son of Ziyad, then appointed Ibn Harri al Bahali. God, by his hands, subdued these countries, for he waged fierce war in them and conquered and plundered them.