Ziyad ibn Abihi
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Abu al-Mughira Ziyad ibn Abihi, also known as Ziyad ibn Abi Sufyan, was an administrator and statesman of the successive Rashidun and Umayyad caliphates in the mid-7th century. He served as the govern
Sasanian-style silver dirham, struck in the name of "Ziyad ibn Abi Sufyan"
A creek in Basra in the early 20th century. Ziyad began his career in Basra in 636 and served as its governor between 665 and his death in 673
Samura ibn Jundab
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Samura ibn Jundab al-Fazārī was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who fought at the Battle of Uhud in 627 and later participated in the Muslim conquest of Iran in the 630s–640s. In 670–673 h
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…between the two towns. In the winter he stayed in Basra and left Amr ibn Hurayth as his deputy in Kufa, while he resided in Kufa in the summer, leaving Samura ibn Jundab as his deputy in Basra. His strong grip in Kufa marked a shift from al-Mughira's hands-off approach. A source of disturbance for him in Kufa was the…
Silver dirham of the Arab–Sasanian type minted in the name of Samura ibn Jundab (inscribed in Persian on obverse) in Darabjird, 672–673.