Abar-Kavad Explained

Abar-Kavad (also spelled Abar-Kawad; meaning "Superior is Kavad"), known in Arabic sources as Abarqubadh and Abazqubadh, was a sub-district in the Sasanian province of Meshan.

During the Muslim conquest of Persia, it was defended by a certain Faylakan. In 635 (or 637) Abar-Kavad was seized by the Arab military officer Utbah ibn Ghazwan.

Sources

• Encyclopedia: BAHMAN-ARDAŠĪR . Morony . M. . http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/bahman-ardasir-or-forat-maysan-town-and-subdistrict-in-maysan-in-lower-iraq . Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. III, Fasc. 5 . 494 . 1988 .
• Encyclopedia: The Encyclopedia of Islam, Volume 5 . Houtsma . Martijn Theodoor . Martijn Theodoor Houtsma . The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Vol. V . Brill . 1993 . 90-04-09791-0 . 1–578 . https://books.google.com/books?id=Va6oSxzojzoC&q=false.
• Encyclopedia: BAHMANŠĪR . de Planhol . X. . http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/bahmansir-less-commonly-bahmesir-bahmansir-or-bahr-al-masir-the-name-of-the-distributary-which-branches-off-the-left-b . Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. III, Fasc. 5 . 500–501 . 1988 .