Aws ibn Qallam | |
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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.