ميمون الجرجماني

ميمون الجرجماني

Maymun al-Jurjumani; in al-Baladhuri: he had been a Byzantine slave of the sons of Umm al-Hakam, Mu'awiya's sister — they being Tafa'is — and was attached to the Jarajima only for mixing with them and going out with them on Mount Lebanon; word of his valour and courage reached Abd al-Malik, who asked his masters to free him, which they did, and he gave him command over a body of troops, posting him at Antioch; he raided with Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik at the head of a thousand Antiochenes and was martyred after a fine stand and a famous fight, whereupon Abd al-Malik made his loss public mourning and sent a great army against the Byzantines seeking his vengeance.