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Al-Muthanna ibn Haritha
Al-Muthanna ibn Haritha
was a
Muslim
Arab
general
who led military forces that defeated the
Sassanid Persians
at the
Battle of al-Qadisiyyah
. Due to his victory he became a celebrated historical figure in modern Iraq, and his name was used as a title by the
pan-Arab nationalist
political movement called the
Al-Muthanna Club
. His name was also given to the
Muthanna Province
in the south of the country.
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