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active than we those barbarians were.” So he docked the tails of his horses, and was the first among the Musulmáns who did so.
In the reign of Mu’áwiya, son of Abú Sufain, the Amir ’Abdu-llah, son of ’A′mir, or according to some, Mu’áwiya himself sent ’Abdu-llah, son of Suar al ’Abdi, to the frontier, of Hind. He fought in Kíkán and captured booty. Then he came to Mu’áwiya and presented to him some Kíkán horses. He staid near the Khalif some time and then returned to Kíkán, when the Turks called their forces together and slew him.
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In the reign of the same Mu’áwiya, the Chief Ziyád, son of Abú Sufian, appointed Sinán, son of Salama, son of al Muhabbik the Huzailí (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 Makrán and its cities by force, he staid there and established his power in the country. According to Ibn al Kalbí, it was Hakím bin Jabala al ’Abdí who conquered Makrán.
Ziyád then appointed Ráshid son of ’Umrú-l Judaidí of the tribe of Azd, to the frontier. He proceeded to Makrán and was victorious in warring against Kíkán, but he was slain fighting against the Meds. Sinán, son of Salama, then succeeded to the command and was confirmed therein by Ziyád. He remained there two years.
’Abbád, son of Ziyád, then made war on the frontier of Hind by way of Sijistán, He went to Sanárúz, from whence he proceeded by way of Kház to Ruzbár[1] in Sijistán on the banks of the Hindmand. Then he descended to Kish, and crossing the desert came to Kandahár.[2] He fought the inhabitants, routed them, put them to flight and subdued the country; but many Musulmáns perished.
’Abbád observed the high caps of the people of that country, and had some made like them, which he called ’Abbádíya.
Ziyád next appointed Al Manzar, son of Al Jarúd al ’Abdí, to the frontiers of India. He was known by the name of Abú-l Ash’as. He attacked and conquered Núkán[3] and Kíkán. The Musulmáns
