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118 obtained great plunder, and their forces spread over all the country. He captured Kusdár and took prisoners there. Sinán had previously taken it, but its inhabitants had been guilty of defection. He died there (in Kuzdár). The governor ’Ubaidu-llah, son of Ziyád, then appointed Ibn Harrí al Báhalí. God, by his hands, subdued these countries, for he waged fierce war in them and conquered and plundered them. Some writers say that it was Sinán, son of Salama, who was appointed to the (chief) command by ’Ubaidu-llah and that Harrí led the forces. The people of Núkán are now Muhammadans. ’Amrán, son of Músa, son of Yahya, son of Khálid the Barmakide, built a city there in the Khalifat of M’utasim bi-llah which he called Al Baizá (the white). When al Hajjáj, son of Yúsuf, son of al Hakim, son of Abú ’Akail al Sakifí, was governor of Irak, Sa’íd, son of Aslam, son of Zura’a al Kalábí was appointed to Makrán and its frontiers. He was opposed and slain there by Mu’áwiya and Muhammad, sons of al Haras al ’Aláfí.◌◌◌◌◌Hajjáj then appointed Mujjá’, son of S’ir al Tamímí to the frontier. He made war upon, plundered and defeated the tribes about Kandábíl, and this conquest was subsequently completed by Muhammad, son of al Kasím. Mujjá’ died in Makrán after being there a year. After the death of Mujjá’, Hajjáj appointed in his place Muhammad, son of Hárún, son of Zará’ al Namarí. Under the government of Muhammad, the king of the Isle of Rubies sent as a present to Hajjáj, certain Muhammadan girls who had been born in his country, the orphan daughters of merchants who had died there. The king hoped by this measure to ingratiate himself with Hajjáj; but the ship in which he had embarked these girls was attacked and taken by some barks (bawárij) belonging to the Meds of Debal. One of the women of the tribe of Yarbú’ exclaimed, “Oh Hajjáj!” When this news reached Hajjáj, he replied, “I am here.” He