Mu'awiya ibn Hudayj | |
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| Governor ofIfriqiya | |
| In office c. 665–666 | |
| Monarch | Muawiyah I |
| Succeeded by | Uqba ibn Nafi |
| Personal details | |
| Died | c. 670 Egypt |
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| Children | Abd al-Rahman ibn Mu'awiya ibn Hudayj |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Rashidun Caliphate Muawiyah I Umayyad Caliphate |
| Years of service | 636–661 |
| Rank | Soldier (636–661) General (661–665) |
Abu Nu'aym[1] Mu'awiya ibn Hudayj[2] ibn Jafna ibn Qatira al-Sakuni[3]al-Tujibi[4]al-Kindi[5]Arabic:معاوية بن حديج بن جفنة بن قتيرة التجيبي, was a general of the Kindah tribe underMuawiyah I inIfriqiya. Mu'awiyah ibn Hudayj participated in theEarly Muslim conquests against Byzantines inLevant,Sicily andIfriqiya, and also againstSasanian Empire in theBattle of al-Qādisiyyah.
He participated in theBattle of Yarmuk,[6] theBattle of al-Qādisiyyah,[7] and theBattle of Jalula.[8]
According toAli ibn al-Athir in hisUsd al-ghabah fi marifat al-Saḥabah, Mu'awiyah ibn Hudayj participated in theMuslim conquest of North Africa underAbdallah ibn Sa'd against theBerbers.[9] Ibn Hudayj continued to serve under Abdullah ibn Abi Sarh during thesiege of Dongola, capital of Makuria kingdom.[10][9] During this battle, Ibn Hudayj lost one of his eye.[10] Later in the year of 44 AH (664-665 AD), Ibn Hudayj launched a sudden attack towards island ofSicily.[11] Ibn Hudayj brought two hundred ships during this invasion which was prepared by his superior, Mu'awiyah.[12] Ibn Hudayj managed to seized massive spoils of war from this campaign, when he returned to Levant in 665 AD.[12] According toAl-Baladhuri, He invaded the island of Sicily on the authority of Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan, and the first Muslim commander to invade the island.[13]
After the first invasion, Ibn Hudayj continued to raid the island routinely for the rest of Muslim conquest.[13]
He led 10,000 troops in the area ofSousse (Hadrumetum).[6]
After theSiege of Uthman and Uthman's death, Ibn Hudayj called for retribution.[14] In 658, he killedMuhammad ibn Abi Bakr.
He garrisoned troops in theKairouan area[15] (654-665) and conducted operations againstHadrumetum in theTacape (Lesser Syrtis) region. He would conductraids on Sicily in 44 AH (666).[16] He was made the governor ofBarqah (Cyrenaica) in 47 AH (669).[17]
Ibn Taghribirdi,Ibn al-Athir andal-Tabari all record a story that Ibn Hudayj blocked the appointment ofIbn Umm al-Hakam as governor of Egypt in 678, although he was long dead by that time.[3]