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Abu Nuwayra al-Taghlibi

Abu Nuwayra al-Taghlibi (Arabic: أبو نويرة التغلبي) was a poet and warrior who fought alongside the Taghlib tribe during the events of the Basus War.

Involvement in the Basus War

Duel against Jassas

Abu Nuwayra was sent by Abu Layla al-Muhalhel to hunt for Jassas ibn Murrah, who was escaping into Syria. Both men met at a border of water known as al-Ajoul that separated Syria and the Arabian Peninsula. They had a duel, and supposedly Abu Nuwayra managed to give Jassas a fatal injury. However, Jassas managed to kill Abu Nuwayra in battle, and he escaped into the care of his relatives where he supposedly, not long after, died from the injuries that were inflicted on him by Abu Nuwayra.

Time period

Monir Al-Balbaki believes that Jassas ibn Murrah died in 534 CE. Hence, it would be appropriate to date Abu Nuwayra's death to around the same time in the 530s as well, because they both died around the same time.

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