Malik 2 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | M VII |
| Dates | 666 (taq) / 667 (tpq) |
| 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) |
According to one (unnamed) source used by Tabari, Malik 2 (Malik b. Ubaydallah) led the winter raid against Byzantine territory in AH 46 (March 666/March 667); other sources named the leader as `Abd al-Rahman b. Khalid b. al-Walid (Abd ar-Rahman 9) or Malik b. Hubayrah al-Sakuni (Malik 3): Tabari XVIII, p. 88.
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