Aws ibn Qallam
| Aws ibn Qallam | |
|---|---|
| King of the Lakhmid state | |
| Reign | CE 363–368 |
| Predecessor | Amr II ibn Imru al-Qays |
| Successor | Imru al-Qays II ibn Amr |
| Died | 374 |
| House | Lakhmids |
| Father | Amr ibn Imru al-Qays |
| Religion | Nestorian Christian |
Aws ibn Qallam ibn Batina ibn Jumayhir al-Lihyani (Arabic: أوس بن قلام بن بطينة بن جميهر اللحياني) was the fourth king of al-Hirah, he reigned in 363–368, interrupting the succession of the city's Lakhmid rulers.
He was the scion of a noble Christian Arab family. One of his relatives built a church,[1] and one of his descendants was Jabir ibn Sham'on, the bishop of al-Hira. Aws was the one who brought the family of Uday ibn Zayd to al-Hira. Aws was killed by the Lakhmid nobleman Juhjuban ibn Atik al-Lakhmi during the latter's revolt.
References
[edit]- ^ Rothstein, Die Dynastie der Lahmiden in al-Hira. Berlin, 1899. p. 64