Humayd ibn Hurayth ibn Bahdal

Ḥumayd ibn Ḥurayth al-Kalbī
Ḥumayd ibn Ḥurayth al-Kalbī
Allegiance	Umayyad Caliphate (683–death)
Battles/wars	Battle of Marj Rahit (684); Battle of Khazir (686); Qays–Yaman war (686–693);
Relations	Bahdal ibn Unayf (grandfather); Yazid I (cousin); Hassan ibn Malik (cousin); Sa'id ibn Malik (cousin); Hurayth ibn Bahdal (father); Malik ibn Bahdal (uncle); Maysun bint Bahdal (aunt);
Other work	Head of Security Forces ; Chieftain of Banu Kalb

Humayd ibn Hurayth ibn Bahdal al-Kalbi (Arabic: حميد بن حريث بن بحدل الكلبي, romanized: Ḥumayd ibn Ḥurayth ibn Baḥdal al-Kalbī; fl. 683 – 693) was a senior Umayyad commander and a chieftain of the Banu Kalb tribe. He was head of the shurṭa (security forces) under caliphs Marwan I and Abd al-Malik, and may have served in the same capacity under their predecessor Caliph Yazid I. He commanded the Kalbi-dominated shurṭa in the Battle of Khazir in 686, and a year later joined the rebellion of the Umayyad prince Amr ibn Sa'id ibn al-As against Abd al-Malik. After the revolt's failure, Humayd reconciled with the latter. In the years following the battles of Marj Rahit (684) and Khazir, Humayd led the Kalb in numerous tit-for-tat raids and battles with enemy Qaysi tribes, including the Banu Amir, Banu Sulaym and Fazara.

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