and, as Khalīfa relates, Ibn ʿĀmir also sent Ziyād ibn al-Rabīʿ al-Ḥārithī to Sijistān, where he captured Zālaq and Nāshirūdh. He then concluded a treaty with the people of Zarang whereby they handed over 1,000 slave boys, each boy accompanied by a golden goblet.

After that, Ibn ʿĀmir set out for Khurāsān, placing al-Aḥnaf ibn Qays at the head of the vanguard. When they met the forces of Herat he routed them.

Next, Ibn ʿĀmir took Abrashahr—Nishapur—by treaty, though some say by force. According to a report other than Khalīfa’s, two daughters of Chosroes son of Hurmuz were found there. He then dispatched an army that opened Ṭūs and its surrounding districts peacefully. Those of Sarakhs who came to him he granted terms for 150,000, and he sent al-Aswad ibn Kulthūm al-ʿAdawī against Bayhaq.

The people of Marw sought a settlement, and Ibn ʿĀmir made peace with them for 2,200,000.

Al-Aḥnaf ibn Qays marched with 4,000 men. The people of Ṭukhāristān, Jūzjān, and Fāryāb joined forces against him under Tūqān Shāh. A fierce battle ensued, whereupon Allah routed the idolaters and victory was secured.

Al-Aḥnaf then advanced on Balkh, whose people agreed to terms for 400,000. He moved on to Khwārazm but could not take it and withdrew. Herat was conquered, but its inhabitants later broke the pact.

Ibn Isḥāq reports that Ibn ʿĀmir sent an army to Marw; they reached a settlement and the city was opened peacefully.

Afterwards Ibn ʿĀmir left Nishapur intending the ʿumrah, having already entered the state of iḥrām there. He appointed al-Aḥnaf ibn Qays as his deputy over Khurāsān. When he had completed his ʿumrah he came to ʿUthmān—may Allah be pleased with him—and met with him. Meanwhile, the people of Khurāsān abrogated their treaty and mustered a large force.