حجر بن الحارث الكندي
حجر بن الحارث الكندي
Hujr ibn al-Harith al-Kindi, eldest of al-Harith's sons and father of the poet Imru' al-Qays; placed over Asad, Ghatafan and Kinana with a yearly levy, he seized their chiefs and plundered their goods when they expelled his collectors — until their kahin prophesied his fall and Ilba' ibn al-Harith speared him in his tent, avenging his own father 1.
At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Overview
Hujr ibn al-Harith ibn Amr al-Kindi, Abu Imru al-Qays, the eldest son of al-Harith ibn Amr al-Kindi and father of the poet Imru al-Qays. He was of Kinda. 2
His rule
Ibn al-Athir reports that his father made him ruler over the Banu Asad ibn Khuzayma, Ghatafan and Kinana, and set for him a reward and a tribute from them. 2
His killing
When he sent his tax collector, the Banu Asad drove away his envoys. He marched against them, took their leaders, seized their property and imprisoned a group of their nobles, among them Ubayd ibn al-Abras. Then their soothsayer Awf ibn Rabi'a prophesied, and they fell upon him in his tent, and Alba' ibn al-Harith al-Kahili killed him, as Hujr had killed his father. Qays and Kinana plundered his spoils. 2
His brothers, in our data, are Shurahbil ibn al-Harith and Salama ibn al-Harith al-Taghlibi. 3
Connections
- Child of
- al-Harith ibn Amr al-Kindi
- Member of
- Kinda
- Sibling of
- شرحبيل بن الحارث الكندي· سلمة بن الحارث الكندي
- Parent of
- امرؤ القيس بن حجر
- Participated in
- مقتل حجر أبي امرئ القيس
People and things also explored
Kinda· al-Harith ibn Amr al-Kindi· سلمة بن الحارث الكندي· شرحبيل بن الحارث الكندي· يوم الكلاب الأول· امرؤ القيس بن حجر· Al-Ash'ath ibn Qays comes with the delegation of Kinda· يوم أوارة الأول
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p. 382-383
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p.382-383
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “حجر بن الحارث الكندي”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/hujr-ibn-al-harith-al-kindi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-16.