Muslim conquest of Kerman

Kerman province.

The Muslim conquest of Kerman 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

  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. "Kerman: Historical Geography". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
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