Jalinus
Jalinus Fahmi (Galen) (Persian: گلینوش) was an Armenian nobleman during the late Sassanian era.[1] Jalinus is noted for being one of the Sasanian commanders at the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah.[2] He was the commander of the guard over Khosrau II, during the latter's imprisonment.[3]
Biography
Jalinus Fahmi was from the Sasanian province of Armenia. After his defeat at the battle of Kaskar,[4] Jalinus was sent by Yazdegerd III to crush the invading Arab forces along with 60,000 men and the commander-in-chief of all armies of the empire, Rostam Farrokhzād at the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah. Jalinus commanded the Right center of the army. After Rostam's death at the battle and the other commanders withdrawal, Jalinus took command of what was left of the Sasanian army.[5] He gained control of the bridgehead, and succeeded in getting the bulk of the Sasanian army across the bridge safely.[6]. He was killed at the battle of al-Qadisiyyah.[7]
References
- ↑ Pourshariati, Parvenah, Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire, (I.B.Taurus & Co.Ltd., 2011), 225.
- ↑ Bosworth, Encyclopædia Iranica, (New York, 2007).
- ↑ Pourshariati, 158.
- ↑ Parvaneh Pourshariati, 216.
- ↑ The origins of the Islamic state By Abu Al-Abbas Ahmad Bin Jab Al-Baladhuri, Philip Khûri Ḥitti
- ↑ The Sāsānids, the Byzantines, the Lakhmids, and Yemen By Ṭabarī, Clifford Edmund Bosworth
- ↑ Parvaneh Pourshariati, 157.
Sources
- Pourshariati, Parvaneh (2008). Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire: The Sasanian-Parthian Confederacy and the Arab Conquest of Iran. London, United Kingdom: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84511-645-3.