Tulayha

Tulayha

Tulayha ibn Khuwaylid ibn Nawfal al-Asadi (Arabic: طليحة بن خويلد بن نوفل الأسدي) was a wealthy Arab clan chief and military commander during the time of the Islamic prophet Muhammad; he belonged to the Banu Asad ibn Khuzaymah tribe. In 625 he was defeated in the Expedition of Qatan, a Muslim expedition against him. He also took part in the Battle of the Trench in 627 against Muhammad and in Battle of Buzakha and Battle of Ghamra in 632 against the Rashidun caliphate. He later submitted to the caliphate and participated in the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah, Battle of Jalula, and the Battle of Nahavand on the Muslim side. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Tulayha is the 11,369th most popular politician (down from 10,184th in 2024). (down from 2,207th in 2019)