Town · Sistan: the Nasrid maliks · as at first light, 1 January 1200

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A town about halfway between Zaranj and Farah on the high road north from Sistan (Le Strange).

Who holds it

Name
Taj al-Din Harb (low confidence)
Title
Town of Sistan
Since
not pinned
Confidence
low

Lord in 1200

Probably the malik of Sistan.

How things stand that morning

Sistani (low confidence).

Communities

Sistanis.

Walls and castle

Fort.

Trade and crafts

The Zaranj-Herat road.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: General.

Primary sources for Sistan

Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.

Sources and studies

  1. G. Le Strange, The Lands of the Eastern Caliphate (1905), searched on archive.org

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.