Chaleb 1 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | M/L VII |
| Dates | 673 (tpq) / 674 (taq) |
| PmbZ No. | 3644 |
| Variant Names | Chale |
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Locations | Constantinople; Asia Minor |
| Textual Sources | Nicephorus, Breviarium Historiae, ed. C. Mango, Nikephoros, Patriarch of Constantinople: Short History; prev. ed. C. de Boor Nicephori ArchiepiscopiConstantinopolitani Opuscula Historica Leipzig 1880 (history); Theophanes Confessor, Chronographia, ed. C. de Boor, 2 vols. (Leipzig, 1883-85, repr. Hildesheim/NewYork, 1980); tr. and comm. C. Mango and R. Scott, The Chronicle of Theophanes Confessor, Oxford 1997 (chronicle) |
Chaleb 1 was an emir (Χαλὲ τὸν ἀμηραῖον), sent by the caliph (Mu`awiya 1) in 673/674 with a large naval force to strengthen the forces already in Asia Minor under Muhammad 1 and Kaisos (Qays 1) and to lead the expedition against Constantinople; described as very capable and a daring soldier: Theoph. AM 6164 (ὡς ἱκανώτατον καὶ τολμηρὸν πρὸς μάχην), Nic. Brev. 32 (very loyal and experienced in warfare). He made his first attack at Hebdomon: Nic. Brev. 32.
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