Editing Balochistan, Pakistan (section)

===Arrival of Islam===
In 654, Abdulrehman ibn Samrah, governor of Sistan and the newly emerged [[Rashidun caliphate]] at the expense of Sassanid Persia and the [[Byzantine Empire]], sent an Islamic army to crush a revolt in [[Zaranj]], which is now in southern Afghanistan. After conquering Zaranj, a column of the army pushed north, conquering [[Kabul]] and [[Ghazni]], in the [[Hindu Kush]] mountain range, while another column moved through [[Quetta District]] in north-western Balochistan and conquered the area up to the ancient cities of ''Dawar'' and ''Qandabil'' ([[Bolan District|Bolan]]).<ref>Tabqat ibn Saad, Vol. 8, p. 471</ref> It is documented that the major settlements, falling within today's province, became in 654 controlled by the Rashidun caliphate, except for the well-defended mountain town of ''QaiQan'' which is now [[Kalat, Pakistan|Kalat]].

During the caliphate of [[Ali ibn Abi Talib|Ali]], a revolt broke out in southern Balochistan's Makran region.<ref>{{cite book |last=Saxena |first=Sunil K. |title=History of Medieval India |publisher=Pinnacle Technology |year=2011}}</ref> In 663, during the reign of [[Umayyad]] Caliph [[Muawiyah I]], his Muslim rule lost control of north-eastern Balochistan and Kalat when Haris ibn Marah and a large part of his army died in battle against a revolt in Kalat.<ref>Tarikh al Khulfa, Vol. 1, pp. 214–215, 229</ref>