Khalid ibn Urfuta al-Udhri

خالد بن عرفطة العذري

Banu Zuhra's deputy in Sa'd's army at al-Qadisiyya; left over the camp at Qasr al-Mudhayyib, then sent with the pursuit cavalry killing fugitives to Burs, where he lodged with a man named Bustam who honored him — Nahr Bustam being named for it — and crossed al-Sirat to overtake the Jalinus.

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The Rashidun Caliphate
Region
Levant & Iraq
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Khalid ibn Urfuta, deputy of the Banu Zuhra in Sa'd's army at the battle of al-Qadisiyya. Sa'd made him his deputy over the army, staying in the palace of al-Mudhayyib. 1

The pursuit

He then sent him with the cavalry of the pursuit, and they killed those they caught until they reached Bursa. He alighted with a man called Bistam, who honoured him, and the river was named the River of Bistam. Then he crossed the Sarat and caught up with Galenus (al-Jalinus). 1

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Participated in
Uthman's Land-Grants in Iraq

People and things also explored

Abdullah ibn Mas'ud· Ammar ibn Yasir· جرير بن عبد الله البجلي· Khabbab ibn al-Aratt· Talha ibn Ubaydullah· Usama ibn Zayd· Uthman ibn Affan· Uthman's Land-Grants in Iraq

Sources

  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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