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Abd al-Raḥmān ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿĀmir ibn Kurayz `Abd Allah ibn `Amir ( Arabic : أبو عبد الرحمن عبد الله بن عامر بن كريز ; 626–678) was a Rashidun Caliphate politician and general. He served as the Governor of Basra from 647 to 656 AD, during the reign of Rashidun Caliph Uthman ibn Affan and was a cousin of the Caliph through his father. He was renowned for his administrative and military skill, particularly for his successful campaigns to reconquer and pacify former territories of the Sasanian Empire (present-day Iran and Afghanistan ). "Abdallah ibn Amir ibn Kurayz ibn Rabi'a ibn Habib ibn Abd Shams" (in Arabic). Morony citing Baladhuri, Jahshiyari, and Tabari .
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Abdullah ibn Aamir ( Arabic : عبدالله بن عامر ) was a governor of Busra (647 – 656) and an extremely successful military general during the reign of Rashidun Caliph Uthman ibn Affan . He is well known for his administrative and military prowess.
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Abdullah ibn Aamir ( Arabic : عبدالله بن عامر ) was a governor of Busra (647–656) and an extremely successful military general during the reign of Rashidun Caliph Uthman ibn Affan . His father was a maternal uncle of Caliph Uthman .Abdullah was thus a cousin of Uthman.He is well known for his administrative and military prowess. his campaign of Reconquest and pacifying the large soils of Persian Empire former territories has left great legacy of Islamization in both Iran and Afghan land Iraq After the Muslim Conquest by By Michael G.
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Abdallah ibn Amir ( ) was a governor of Basra (647–656) and a notably successful military general during the reign of Rashidun Caliph Uthman ibn Affan .His father was a maternal uncle of Caliph Uthman , thus making Abdallah a cousin of Uthman.He is well known for his administrative and military prowess; his campaign of reconquest and pacification of former territories of the Persian Empire has left a legacy of Islamization in both Iran and Afghanistan.
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Rashidun Arab governor of Basra from 647 to 656 Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿĀmir ibn Kurayz ( ; 626–678) was a Rashidun politician and general, serving as governor of Basra from 647 to 656 AD during the reign of Rashidun Caliph Uthman ibn Affan .He was a cousin of the Caliph through his father.He is known for his administrative and military prowess including his successful campaigns of reconquest and pacification of former territories of the Sasanian Empire in what is now Iran and Afghanistan ."Abdallah ibn Amir ibn Kurayz ibn Rabi'a ibn Habib ibn Abd Shams" (in Arabic).Morony citing Baladhuri, Jahshiyari, and Tabari .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “governor of busra”. Today it says “prominent arab general and statesman who served as the governor of basra under both the rashidun caliphate and”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Conquest of Sakastan; Conquests during Caliph Uthman; Appointment as the Governor of Basra; Re-conquest of Fars; Re-conquest of Sistan; During Muawiyah’s reign”. Read the current article and compare.
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governor of busra
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prominent arab general and statesman who served as the governor of basra under both the rashidun caliphate and
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Conquest of Sakastan
Conquests during Caliph Uthman
Appointment as the Governor of Basra
Re-conquest of Fars
Re-conquest of Sistan
During Muawiyah’s reign
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