Khalid 2 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | M VII |
| Dates | 666 (taq) / 669 (tpq) |
| Religion | Muslim |
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Locations | Homs (Syria); al-Medina |
| 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) |
Khalid 2 was the son of Abd ar-Rahman 9, grandson of Khalid b. al-Walid (the "Sword of Allah") (Khalid 1): Tabari XVIII, pp. 89, 93. He killed his father's murderer, Ibn Uthal, at Homs, and was then punished by Mu`awiya 1 with imprisonment and a fine, so that no one retaliated against him: Tabari XVIII, p. 89 (in AH 46, AD 666/667). In AH 48 (Feb. 668-Feb. 669) he was apparently in overall charge of a naval operation against the Byzantines, with forces from Egypt and Medina under Uqbah 1 and al-Mundhir 1: Tabari XVIII, p. 93.
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