Rising in Khurasan Maslamah, the Governor of Khurasan, appointed his son-inlaw Sa’id, a weak and feeble man, as his lieutenant at Merv. There was a general discontent in Khujandah and Farghanah. The tributary Sughdians receiving no protection sought help from the Turks. On the approach of the Muslim force 3,000 Sughdians were put to the sword. Risings continued throughout his reign in these outlying provinces with varying results. Maslamah, not sending the revenues to Damascus, was replaced in 102 A.H./720-1 A.D. by ’Umar b. Hubayr, a chief of the Fizara tribe who had distinguished himself in the military campaigns against the Kharijis on the northern border of Mesopotamia. The new Governor was a Qaysite, as a consequence, the Yamanis and the Azdis suffered at his hands particularly in Khurasan. Several military operations were carried on against the Khazar, Kipchak and others in the north-east between the Caspian and Black Seas but not always with success. The disaster of the first army was retrieved by the second one under al-Jarrah. Balanjor and other cities were occupied. Al-Jarrah pushed forward and suffered discomfiture at the hands of the Turkoman hordes in winter.
