MILITARY PERSONNEL
Usama ibn Zayd
615 - 678
Usama ibn Zayd
Usāma ibn Zayd (Arabic: أُسَامَة بن زَيْد) was an early Muslim and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was the son of Zayd ibn Harithah, Muhammad's freed slave, and Umm Ayman (Barakah), a servant of Muhammad. Muhammad appointed Usama ibn Zayd as the commander of an expeditionary force which was to invade the region of Balqa in the Byzantine Empire to avenge the Muslim defeat at the Battle of Mu'tah, in which Usama's father and Muhammad's adopted son, Zayd ibn Harithah, had been killed. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Usama ibn Zayd has received more than 290,806 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Usama ibn Zayd is the 378th most popular military personnel (up from 434th in 2019).
Usama ibn Zayd was a Muslim military commander who was captured by the Byzantines during the Battle of Yarmouk. He was eventually released and became a military advisor to the Umayyad caliph, Abd al-Malik.
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Usama ibn Zayd ranks 378 out of 1,468. Before him are Luigi Cadorna, Viktor Lutze, Thomas the Slav, Bronislav Kaminski, Alexander Samsonov, and Erich Kempka. After him are Horatius Cocles, Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Georg-Hans Reinhardt, La Hire, and Xiahou Yuan.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
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Luigi Cadorna
1850 - 1928
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 372
Viktor Lutze
1890 - 1943
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 373
Thomas the Slav
800 - 823
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 374
Bronislav Kaminski
1899 - 1944
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 375
Alexander Samsonov
1859 - 1914
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 376
Erich Kempka
1910 - 1975
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 377
Usama ibn Zayd
615 - 678
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 378
Horatius Cocles
600 BC - Present
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 379
Pierre-Charles Villeneuve
1763 - 1806
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 380
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz
1560 - 1621
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 381
Georg-Hans Reinhardt
1887 - 1963
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 382
La Hire
1390 - 1443
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 383
Xiahou Yuan
200 - 219
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 384
Contemporaries
Among people born in 615, Usama ibn Zayd ranks 2. Before him is Zayd ibn Thabit. After him is Begga. Among people deceased in 678, Usama ibn Zayd ranks 3. Before him are Aisha and Pope Donus.
Others Born in 615
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Zayd ibn Thabit
615 - 665
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 1
Usama ibn Zayd
615 - 678
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 2
Begga
615 - 693
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 3
Others Deceased in 678
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Aisha
605 - 678
HPI: 79.63
Rank: 1
Pope Donus
610 - 678
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 2
Usama ibn Zayd
615 - 678
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 3
