Zuhayr ibn Qays al-Balawī

References

Zuhayr ibn Qays al-Balawī

Arab general

Written by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Learn about this topic in these articles:

North Africa
From the Arab conquest to 1830
The first, commanded by Zuhayr ibn Qays al-Balawī, reoccupied Kairouan, then pursued Kusaylah westward to Mams, where he was defeated and killed. The dates of these operations are uncertain, but they must have occurred before 688 when Zuhayr ibn Qays himself was killed in an attack on Byzantine positions…
Read More
The first, commanded by Zuhayr ibn Qays al-Balawī, reoccupied Kairouan, then pursued Kusaylah westward to Mams, where he was defeated and killed. The dates of these operations are uncertain, but they must have occurred before 688 when Zuhayr ibn Qays himself was killed in an attack on Byzantine positions…
Read More