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Overview
Maymun al-Jurjumani, a commander of the Umayyad period. Al-Baladhuri relates that he was a Roman slave of the Banu Umm al-Hakam, sister of Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan, and that he came to be called al-Jurjumani because he mixed with the Jarajima. 1
From slavery to command
He went out with the Jarajima in the Mount Lebanon. When Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan heard of his valour and courage, he asked his masters to free him, and they did. He then made him commander of a group of troops and stationed him at Antioch. 1
Al-Tawana
He raided al-Tawana with Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik at the head of a thousand men of Antioch. Al-Baladhuri says that he was killed as a martyr after good conduct and a notable stand. Abd al-Malik was moved by his loss, and sent a great army to the Romans seeking vengeance for him. 1
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- Lebanon
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Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition) , p.219
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islam.museum contributors. “Maymun al-Jurjumani”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/maymun-al-jurjumani/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.
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