Banu Hanzala ibn Malik () is a historical Arab tribe that inhabited

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in the

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. It is a branch of the larger

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tribe.

Ancestry

According to Arabic genealogical works, the Banu Hanzala tribe is recorded as descended from Hanzala ibn Malik ibn Zayd Manat ibn Tamim ibn Murr ibn 'Id ibn Amr ibn Ilyas ibn

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ibn Nizar ibn

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ibn

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. And Hanzala had eight sons: Malik, Yarbu', Rabi'a, 'Amr, Murra, Ghalib, Kalfa and Qays. The sub-clans of Banu Hanzala are: * Banu Darim * Banu Yarbu' * Banu Tahiuh * Barajim

History

Banu Hanzala is mentioned by Yaqut in the battle of ''Yawm Dhi Najab'', one of the Ayyam al-Arab battles''.'' The battle was fought between

Banu Amir The Banū ʿĀmir ibn Ṣaʿṣaʿa ( ar, بنو عامر بن صعصعة) was a large and ancient Arab tribe originating from central Arabia, that dominated Najd for centuries after the rise of Islam. The tribe is an Arab Adnanite tribe and its ...

with the help of Kindite king Akil al-Murar against Banu Hanzala. The Banu Amir marched in great numbers, and the two sides clashed in a place called Najba. Banu Hanzala came out victorious. The Kindite king Akil al-Murar was killed in the battle while many important figures of Banu Amir have been taken captive.

Notable members

* Ishaq ibn Rahwayh *

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*Al-Aqra' bin Habis *Yala ibn Umayya *

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History

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