al-Nakhirjan

النخيرخان

commander of al-Mada'in who met the Muslims past Dayr Ka'b in a great host; Zuhayr ibn Sulaym grappled him and slit his belly with his own dagger.

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Era
The Rashidun Caliphate
Region
Levant & Iraq
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موجز

النخيرخان أمير المدائن في الرواية التي ينقلها البلاذري عن الفتوح. 1

الرواية

خرج في جمع عظيم من أهل المدائن فلقي المسلمين بعد دير كعب. فعانقه زهير بن سليم الأزدي وشق بطنه بخنجر كان في وسطه. 1

Sources

  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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