The Undefeated Commander: Khalid-ibn-Waleed

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Khalid ibn al-Walid خالد بن الوليد‎
Native name خالد بن الوليد بن المغيرة المخزومي‎
Other name(s)
Sayf Allah
Abu Sulayman

Born in c. 592
Mecca, Arabia
Died 642
Medina or Homs, Rashidun Caliphate
Possible burial place: Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque (Homs, Syria)
Allegiance

Quraysh (625–627/629)
Muhammad (627/629–632)
Rashidun Caliphate (632–638)

Service/branch Rashidun army
Years of service 629–638
Commands held

Field commander in Najd and the Yamama (632–633)
Supreme commander of Muslim armies in Syria (634–636)
Field commander in northern Syria (636–638)
Military governor of Qinnasrin (c. 638)

Battles/wars

Against Muslims:
Battle of Uhud (625)
Battle of the Trench (627)
For Muslims:
Battle of Mu'ta (629)
Conquest of Mecca (629 or 630)
Battle of Hunayn (630)
Ridda wars
Battle of Buzakha (632)
Battle of Aqraba (633)
Early campaigns in Iraq
Battle of Dhat al-Salasil (633)
Battle of Nahr al-Mar'a (633)
Battle of Ullays (633)
Battle of Walaja (633)
Capture of al-Hira (633)
Battle of Dawmat al-Jandal (633)
Siege of Anbar (633)
Siege of Ayn al-Tamr (633)
Battle of Firaz (634)
Muslim conquest of Syria
Battle of Marj Rahit (634)
Siege of Bosra (634)
Battle of Ajnadayn (634)
Battle of Fahl (634 or 635)
Siege of Damascus (634–635)
Battle of Yarmouk (636)
Siege of Emesa (637–638)
Siege of Aleppo (637)
Battle of Qinnasrin (637–638)

Spouse(s)

Asma bint Anas ibn Mudrik
Layla bint al-Minhal

Children

Sulayman
Abd al-Rahman
Muhajir

Relations Banu Makhzum
(a clan of the Quraysh tribe)

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalid_ibn_al-Walid

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