Sulayman ibn Marthad
سليمان بن مرثد
Sulayman ibn Marthad of Banu Sa'd of the Mura'id of Rabi'a; he contested Salm's covenant for Ibn Khazim, accepted Ibn al-Zubayr's arbitration, then refused the award — 'Ibn al-Zubayr is no caliph, only a man sheltering at the House' — and fell with fifteen thousand against six thousand to Qays ibn Asim's sword, his cry 'ya nasr iqtarib', his head taken.
At a glance
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
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Connections
- Participated in
- Ibn Khazim's War for Khurasan
People and things also explored
Abdallah ibn Khazim al-Sulami· Aws ibn Tha'laba· Qays ibn Asim al-Sulami· Umar ibn Marthad· Ibn Khazim's War for Khurasan
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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