Sa'id ibn Amr al-Harashi

[3] However, his brutality in suppressing the Soghdian revolt, and his strict enforcement of the jizya on the native population, merely reinforced their hostility towards Arab rule.

[1] He re-appears in December 730, when he was called upon to halt the unprecedented Kazar advance into the Caliphate following their crushing victory in the Battle of Marj Ardabil.

The Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, close to panic, brought Sa'id to his residence at Rusafa and appointed him to lead an army against the Khazars, but he had few troops at hand.

[2] Although the forces he could muster immediately (including survivors from Ardabil who had to be paid ten gold dinars to be persuaded to fight) were small, Sa'id managed to recover Akhlat on Lake Van.

Nevertheless, for the duration of Sa'id tenure, he remained on the defensive, possibly as a result of the exhaustion of his troops in the long conflict with the Khazars.