
From the life of Hazrat Uthman (ra) bin Affan
Ali bin Muhammad Madaini narrates that Tabaristan was conquered in the era of Hazrat Uthman (ra) in 30 AH by Hazrat Saeed (ra) bin Aas. A battle ensued and the fort was captured [by the Muslims].
(Muhammad Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, Tarikh al-Tabari, Vol. 5, Sanah 30 [Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Fikr, 1998], pp. 102-103)