Yazid ibn Ziyad

Yazīd ibn Ziyād ibn Abīhi (Arabic: يزيد بن زياد بن أبيه) (died 683/84) was a general of the Umayyad Caliphate responsible for the province of Sijistan during the reign of Caliph Yazid I between 680/81 and his death. He was appointed by one of his brothers Ubayd Allah or Salm in 680 or 681 in their capacity as governors of Basra or Khurasan, respectively.[1] While Yazid was posted as amir (overall commander, probably with fiscal and civil responsibilities) of Sijistan, his brother Abu Ubayda was made field commander.[1] In 683/84,[2] the two brothers led an expedition against the Zunbil of Zabulistan and the Turk Shahis of Kabul.[1] However, their forces were routed and Yazid was slain, while Abu Ubayda was captured.[1][3]

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  1. ^ a b c d Bosworth 1968, p. 44.
  2. ^ Al-Tabari, ed. Howard 1991, p. 185, n. 602.
  3. ^ Kim, Hyun Jin. The Huns. Routledge. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-317-34090-4.

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