Saif ullah khalid ibn walid biography
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Khalid ibn al-Walid
Khalid ibn al-Walid (Arabic: خالد ابن الوليد; died 642), also known as Sayf- or Saif Allah ('Sword of God', was a Rashidun military general who led the Muslim conquests of Syria the 7th century.[1]
He is famous for his military success, as he commanded the forces of Muhammad and of his immediate successors Abu Bakr and Umar ibn al-Khattab.[1] He won 28 of his confirmed battles[2] against the numerically superior forces of the ByzantineRoman Empire, SassanidPersian Empire, and their allies.
Saif ullah khalid ibn walid biography
His greatest strategicachievements were his quick conquest of the Persian Empire and conquest of Roman Syria within three years from 633 to 636. His greatest tactical achievements were his successful double envelopmentmanoeuver at Walaja and his victories at Ullais and Yarmouk.
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[change | change source]- A.I. Akram, The Sword of Allah: Khalid bin al-Waleed, His Life and Campaigns, Raw