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==In the Time of 'Umar b. Khattab== | ==In the Time of 'Umar b. Khattab== | ||
In the early days of caliphate of 'Umar b. Khattab (middle of | In the early days of caliphate of 'Umar b. Khattab (middle of Jumada II 13 A.H.) Khalid b. Walid was relieved from his position as the chief of Muslims army and he was replaced by [[Abu 'Ubayda al-Jarrah]]. | ||
In the beginning of [[Muharram]] 14 A.H. in the battle of Marj al-Saffar, Khalid accompanied Abu 'Ubayda as his consultant. He set camps in eastern side of [[Damascus]] on 16th of Muharram and after laying siege to the city, they managed to enter the city peacefully in Rajab | In the beginning of [[Muharram]] 14 A.H. in the battle of Marj al-Saffar, Khalid accompanied Abu 'Ubayda as his consultant. He set camps in eastern side of [[Damascus]] on 16th of Muharram and after laying siege to the city, they managed to enter the city peacefully in [[Rajab]]. | ||
Khalid defeated the Romans army in the battle of Fahl (in Jordan) in Dhu | Khalid defeated the Romans army in the battle of Fahl (in Jordan) in [[Dhu l-Hijja]] 14 A.H. or [[Dhu al-Qi'da]] 13 (A.H.). Later he was ordered by Abu 'Ubayda, to conquer [[Ba'albek]] and Buqa'a in 14 or 15 A.H. and then he joined Abu 'Ubayda and besieged Hems until people asked for peace. | ||
Abu 'Ubayda sent Khalid from Hems to Qinnasrin and he succeeded in defeating the Roman army. He besieged Qinnasrin and then destroyed the gates before conquering the city. According to a number of narrations, Khalid also attended the battles of conquering Nusaybin and Amid. | Abu 'Ubayda sent Khalid from Hems to Qinnasrin and he succeeded in defeating the Roman army. He besieged Qinnasrin and then destroyed the gates before conquering the city. According to a number of narrations, Khalid also attended the battles of conquering Nusaybin and Amid. | ||
===Ruling over Qinnasrin=== | ===Ruling over Qinnasrin=== | ||
When 'Umar b. Khattab visited | When 'Umar b. Khattab visited [[Syria]] in 17 A.H. he apologized to Khalid b. Walid. According to one narration he was also appointed by 'Umar as the governor of a number of cities including Ruha, Harran, Raqqa, Talmazan and Amid, where he stayed for a year. According to another narration, Khalid was appointed by Abu 'Ubayda as the ruler of Qinnasrin. During that time he attacked border regions of Romans numerously in Anatolia and gained massive plunders. When 'Umar b. Khattab was informed of Khalid's generosities of plunders he gained, especially the large amount of money he gave to [[Ash'ath b. Qays]], he was irritated and ordered Abu 'Ubayda to discharge Khalid and investigate him about the money he collected. Later, half of Khalid's properties were seized by 'Umar. | ||
==Dismissal from Governance== | ==Dismissal from Governance== | ||