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Tulayha ibn Khuwaylid
Tulayha ibn Khuwaylid was a chief of the Banu Asad of north-central Arabia who claimed to be a prophet in Muhammad's last years. During the Ridda Wars his followers were defeated by Khalid ibn al-Walid at the Battle of Buzakha in 632 and he fled to Syria. He later embraced Islam, fought in the conquest of Iraq and Iran, and is said to have died at the Battle of Nihawand.
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