, Ḳuwād̲h̲iyān , in mediaeval ¶ Islamic times a small province situated on the right bank of the upper Oxus, and also a town, the chief settlement of the province. The latter comprised essentially the basin of the Ḳubād̲h̲iyān (modern Kafirnihan) River, which ran down from the Buttamān Mountains and joined the Oxus at the fordingplace of Awwad̲j̲ or Awzad̲j̲ (modern Ayvad̲j̲); accordingly, it lay between the provinces of Čag̲h̲āniyān [q.v.] on the west and Wak̲h̲s̲h̲ and K̲h̲uttal [q.v.] on the east. Administratively, it was most often attached to K̲h̲uttal. It now falls …
Ḳubād̲h̲iyān(460 words)
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Bosworth, C.E., “Ḳubād̲h̲iyān”, in: Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, Edited by: P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, W.P. Heinrichs. Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_4461>
First published online: 2012
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004161214, 1960-2007
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