Husayn ibn Numayr al-Sakuni

Husayn ibn Numayr al-Sakuni
Governor of Jund Hims
In office
680–683
MonarchYazid I
Succeeded byNu'man ibn Bashir al-Ansari
Personal details
Died5/6 August 686
RelationsMu'awiya ibn Yazid (grandson)
ChildrenYazid ibn Husayn
ParentNumayr
Military service
AllegianceMu'awiya I (657–c. 661)
Umayyad Caliphate (661–death)
Battles/warsBattle of Siffin (657)
Raids on Asia Minor (678 and 681/682)
Battle of al-Harra (683)
Siege of Mecca (683)
Battle of Ayn al-Warda (685)
Battle of Khazir  (686)

Al-Ḥuṣayn ibn Numayr al-Sakūnī (died 5/6 August 686) was a leading general of the early Umayyad Caliphate, from the Sakun subtribe of the Kinda.[1]

  1. ^ Lammens & Cremonesi (1971), pp. 620–621

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