Malik ibn Fahm
مالك بن فهم الأزدي
First king of al-Hira in al-Mas'udi's account — the Azdi who split from the Jafnids' march to Syria and ruled Mudar in Iraq twelve years before his son Jadhima 1.
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- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
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Overview
Malik ibn Fahm ibn Daws al-Azdi, who according to al-Mas'udi was the first to rule al-Hira. 2
Journey and rule
Al-Mas'udi relates that he set out from Yemen with the sons of Jafna ibn Amr ibn Amir Muzayqiya. The sons of Jafna went toward Syria, and Malik separated toward Iraq. He ruled over Mudar ibn Nizar for twelve years, and after him his son Judhayma ruled. 2
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 409
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.409
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