At a glance
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Review
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Overview
Umayr ibn al-Habab al-Sulami, of the Banu Sulaym. al-Baladhuri reports his account of the conquest of the fortress of Kamakh 1.
Kamakh
He went out to the fortress with Safwan ibn al-Mu'attal in the year 59 AH. He climbed its wall and kept fighting on it alone until the Byzantines retreated and the Muslims ascended. It was opened to him, and he took pride in that. See the conquest of Kamakh 1.
Connections
- Participated in
- The Taking of Hisn Kamkh
- Member of
- Banu Sulaym
People and things also explored
Expedition of al-Kudr· Abbas ibn Mirdas al-Sulami· Abdallah ibn Tahir· al-Abbas ibn Muhammad ibn Ali· al-Hasan ibn Qahtaba· Khuwayla bint Hakim al-Sulamiyya· Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik· Rabi'a ibn Rufay' (Ibn al-Dughunna)
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition) , p.260
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islam.museum contributors. “Umayr ibn al-Habab al-Sulami”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/umayr-ibn-al-habab/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.