حرب الحارث الأعرج على بني تغلب
حرب الحارث الأعرج على بني تغلب
c. 550 CE
The Ghassanid king al-Harith ibn Abi Shamir's war on Taghlib: ungreeted by their riders on his march, he swore a raid that 'would leave them wide-awake for his coming'; Amr ibn Kulthum answered that peoples wake only to their own counsel — and when al-Harith invaded he was routed and his brother slain, the occasion of Amr's great qasida 1.
At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In time
Overview
The raid of al-Harith ibn Abi Shamir al-Ghassani, called "the Lame", against the Taghlib. The king of Ghassan in Syria passed by some Taghlibi groups who did not receive him. 2
The exchange
Al-Harith threatened them with a raid that would leave them awake for his coming. Amr ibn Kulthum answered that the people had only woken to the sharpness of their judgement and the strength of their band. Al-Harith threatened to uproot their stock. 2
The fighting
They fought fiercely, and al-Harith and the Banu Ghassan were routed, and a brother of al-Harith was killed among a great number. Amr ibn Kulthum composed his famous ode about it, according to Ibn al-Athir. 2
An additional source is needed: the date is approximate and derived from tradition.
Connections
- Had participant
- الحارث بن أبي شمر الغساني· Ghassan· Banu Taghlib ibn Wa'il· عمرو بن كلثوم
People and things also explored
Christianity in Arabia before Islam· المهلهل بن ربيعة· كليب بن ربيعة· Banu Taghlib ibn Wa'il· Ghassan· الحارث بن أبي شمر الغساني· عمرو بن كلثوم· قتل عمرو بن هند مضرط الحجارة
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p. 403
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p.403
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