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Amr ibn Hind

Type Figure Region Northern Arabian Peninsula Time c. 530–569 Also known as Amr ibn Hind、عمرو بن هند、Amr ibn al-Mundhir、阿姆鲁·本·阿尔-蒙齐尔

Amr ibn Hind (c. 530–569 CE) was a Lakhmid king who ruled al-Hira c. 554–569, son of al-Mundhir III, famed for arrogance and cruelty yet a major patr…

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  1. c. 530–554al-Hira · IraqAmr ibn Hind was son of Lakhmid king al-Mundhir III; his byname 'ibn Hind' came from his mother Hind bint al-Harith. After his father fell at the Battle of 'Ayn Ubayq in 554, he inherited the Lakhmid throne and became master of al-Hira.
  2. c. 554–569al-Hira · IraqAmr ibn Hind ruled border Arab tribes with a firm hand and generously patronized poetry. Famous poets al-Harith ibn Hilliza al-Yashkuri and Amr ibn Kulthum both recited at his court, and both later entered the seven great pre-Islamic mu'allaqat. Known for arrogance, he once ordered an entire tribe burned as a warning.
  3. c. 569al-Hira · IraqAmr ibn Hind reportedly ordered the poet Amr ibn Kulthum's mother Layla to serve tea to his own mother Hind, insulting Taghlib nobility. Enraged, Amr ibn Kulthum drew his sword and slew Amr ibn Hind on the spot, then fled al-Hira with his mother. Widely told in Arabic legend and poetry, it became a model tale of defending tribal honor at the cost of one's life.

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