Musa ibn Ka'b
موسى بن كعب
Musa ibn Ka'b; in al-Baladhuri: he was governor of the Jazira at Harran when Constantine the tyrant besieged Malatya's people in year 133 — the Jazira then in turmoil — and the messenger Malatya's people sent him could not secure them relief.
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- The Umayyad Period
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- Levant & Iraq
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Musa ibn Ka'b. Al-Baladhuri says that he was the governor of al-Jazira at Harran when Constantine besieged the people of Malatya in 133 AH, and al-Jazira was then in turmoil. The people of Malatya sent an envoy to him, but he could not come to their aid. 1
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition), p.263
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