Shimr ibn Dhi al-Jawshan | |
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| Native name | |
| Died | Around 685 Probably Kufa |
| Allegiance |
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| Service | Rashidun army |
| Years of service | 657, 680 |
| Battles / wars |
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| Relations | Banu Kalb, Hawazin (clan) |
Abū al-Sābigha Shamir ibn Dhī al-Jawshan (Arabic: أبو السابغة شمر بن ذي الجوشن), often known as Shamir or Shimar, was an Arab military commander from Kufa who killed Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala in 680.[1]