Abd ar-Rahman 5 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | M VII |
| Dates | 664 (taq) / 665 (tpq) |
| PmbZ No. | 21 |
| Religion | Muslim |
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Titles | Commander of the Arabs (office) |
| Textual Sources | Tabari, al-, Ta'rikh al-rusul wa-l-muluk, ed. M.-J. de Goeje et al., 15 vols. (Leiden 1879-1901); Eng tr. The History of al-Tabari, general editor E. Yar-Shater, 39 vols. (New York, 1985-) (history) |
In AH 44 (April 664-March 665) `Abd al-Rahman b. al-Walid (Abd ar-Rahman 5) led a Muslim invasion of Byzantine territory: Tabari XVIII, p. 71. This man is identical with Abd ar-Rahman 9, i.e. `Abd al-Rahman b. Khalid b. al-Walid, the name of his father having been lost from the text.
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