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Aḥmad Ibn Yaḥyā al-Balādhurī (Arabic: أحمد بن يحيى بن جابر البلاذري‎) was a 9th-century Muslim historian. One of the eminent Middle Eastern historians of his age, he spent most of his life in Baghdad and enjoyed great influence at the court of the caliph al-Mutawakkil.

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Also known as: Al-Bilãdhurî, Futuh al-Buldan, Ahmad bin Yahya bin Jãbir

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On reaching Dãwar, he surrounded the enemy in the mountain of Zûr, where there was a famous Hindu temple.

“He then went to Kandahar in boats and conquered it. He destroyed the Budd there, and built in its place a mosque.”

The governors (who succeeded Qasim) continued to kill the enemy, taking whatever they could acquire…

“…Their idol of Zur was of gold, and its eyes were two rubies. The zealous Musalmans cut off its hands and plucked out its eyes, and then remarked to the Marzaban how powerless was his idol to do either good or evil…”

The people of India had returned to idolatry except those of Kassa, and the Musulmans had no place of security in which they could take refuge. Had they also followed the pernicious example, the Arabs would have been deprived of all retreat in case of danger.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Al-Baladhuri (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.