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Ziyad ibn al-Habula

زياد بن الهبولة

The most famous king of the Daja'ima, Banu Dajam ibn Salih of Quda'a, whom the Romans set up as kings over the Arabs of al-Sham before the Ghassanids; their era is reckoned from the early second century CE to about its end, in al-Raheeq al-Makhtum's account.

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Roles
Ruler
Era
Pre-Islamic Arabia
Region
Levant & Iraq
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Overview

Ziyad ibn al-Habula, one of the most famous kings of the Dajaima, the Banu Dajam ibn Sulayh of Qudaa', whom the Romans set up as kings over the Arabs of Syria before the Ghassanids 1 2 3.

Time

The author estimates the period of the Dajaima from the early second century CE to about its end, and their rule ended after the coming of the Ghassanids, who overcame them 1.

What is not covered here

al-Raheeq does not go beyond naming him. His reports in the hands of the historians have not been added.

For young visitors

Ziyad was an ancient Arab king in Syria whom the Romans appointed before the kings of the Ghassanids.

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Member of
The Daja'ima (Banu Salih)
Participated in
The Day of al-Burdan

People and things also explored

Bakr ibn Wa'il· Banu Taghlib ibn Wa'il· Qudaʾa· Akil al-Murar of Kinda· al-Sham (Greater Syria)· The Byzantine Empire· The Day of al-Burdan· The Daja'ima (Banu Salih)

Sources

  1. al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.27
  2. Muhadarat Tarikh al-Umam al-Islamiyya — Muhammad al-Khudari , 1/34
  3. Tarikh Ard al-Quran — Sulayman al-Nadwi , 2/80-82
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islam.museum contributors. “Ziyad ibn al-Habula”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ziyad-ibn-al-habula/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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Bakr ibn Wa'il

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