The Conquest of the Jazira
فتح الجزيرة
c. July 639 CE · Rajab 18 AH
In al-Baladhuri through the Raqqa judge Dawud ibn Abd al-Hamid's family from Maymun ibn Mihran: 'the whole Jazira is Iyad ibn Ghanm's conquest, after Abu Ubayda's death — Umar appointed him to it, Abu Ubayda having left him over Syria; Umar gave Syria to Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan then Mu'awiya after him and ordered Iyad to raid the Jazira'; Sulayman ibn Ata says Abu Ubayda dispatched him to the Jazira and died while he was there, Umar then confirming him; al-Waqidi's report — the soundest they had on him — is that Abu Ubayda died in the Amwas plague of year 18 having appointed Iyad, and Umar's letter reached him giving him Hims, Qinnasrin and the Jazira, so he marched for the Jazira on Thursday the middle of Sha'ban year 18 in five thousand, Maysara ibn Masruq al-Absi on the vanguard, Sa'id ibn Amir ibn Hudhaym al-Jumahi on the right wing and Safwan ibn al-Mu'attal al-Sulami on the left — some say Khalid ibn al-Walid held his left wing, some that Khalid marched under no banner after Abu Ubayda, staying at Hims till his death in year 21, or dying at Medina.
At a glance
- Era
- The Rashidun Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In time
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Connections
- Had participant
- Sa'id ibn Amir ibn Hudhaym al-Jumahi· Iyad ibn Ghanm al-Fihri· Maysara ibn Masruq al-Absi· Safwan ibn al-Mu'attal· Khalid ibn al-Walid· Umar ibn al-Khattab
- Has part
- The Conquest of Harran· The Conquest of Hit and the Euphrates Forts· The Taking and Settling of Mar'ash· The Conquest of al-Raqqa· The Conquest of Ra's al-Ayn· The Conquest of Edessa (al-Ruha)· The Conquest of Shimshat· Iyad's Incursion toward Khilat
- Part of
- The Conquest of Syria
- Occurred at
- The Jazira
People and things also explored
Iyad ibn Ghanm al-Fihri· The Plague of Amwas· The Conquest of Harran· The Conquest of Syria· Khalid ibn al-Walid· Safwan ibn al-Mu'attal· Umar ibn al-Khattab· Dhimma (the covenant of protection)
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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