Muslim ibn Uqba
Umayyad Caliphate general (died 683) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Muslim ibn Uqba al-Murri (Arabic: مُسْلِم بْنِ عُقْبَة الْمُرِّيّ, romanized: Muslim ibn ʿUqba al-Murrī; pre-622–683) was a general of the Umayyad Caliphate during the reigns of caliphs Mu'awiya I (r. 661–680) and his son and successor Yazid I (r. 680–683). The latter assigned Muslim, a staunch loyalist who had distinguished himself at the Battle of Siffin, to be the commander of an expedition against the people of Medina for refusing to give Yazid the oath of allegiance. The victory of Muslim at the Battle of al-Harra in 683 and the subsequent pillaging of Medina by his army was considered among the major injustices carried out by the Umayyads. Muslim died shortly after.
Muslim ibn Uqba | |
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Born | pre-622 |
Died | 683 Mushallal, Hejaz |
Allegiance | Mu'awiya I (657–661) Umayyad Caliphate (661–683) |
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Relations | Banu Murra (tribe) |