▁in ▁a ▁battle ▁at ▁al - Hash sh ak ▁along ▁the ▁Th arth ar , ▁near ▁T ik rit . ▁They ▁then ▁dec ap itated ▁his ▁cor pse ▁and ▁delivered ▁his ▁head ▁to ▁Abd ▁al - Mal ik , ▁who ▁was ▁pleased ▁with ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁re bel ▁ch ie ft ain . ▁His ▁death ▁was ▁celebrated ▁in ▁verse ▁by ▁the ▁Tag h lib i ▁poet ▁al - A k ht al . ▁Um ay r ' s ▁explo its ▁and ▁battle field ▁performance ▁in ▁the ▁trib al ▁fe ud s ▁earned ▁him ▁" a ▁reputation ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁might iest ▁men ▁of ▁his ▁day ", ▁according ▁to ▁Cr one . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Um ay r ' s ▁brother ▁and ▁sons ▁all ▁served ▁as ▁gener als ▁in ▁the ▁Um ay y ad ▁army , ▁with ▁Tam im ▁ibn ▁al - Hub ab ▁serving ▁in ▁Y az id ▁II ' s ▁( r . ▁ 7 2 0 – 7 2 4 ) ▁campaign s ▁against ▁the ▁K har ij ites ▁of ▁K uf a , ▁and ▁Um ay r ' s ▁sons ▁D h uf af a ▁and ▁K hal id ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁Mas l ama ▁ibn ▁Abd ▁al - Mal ik ' s ▁( fl . ▁ 7 0 5 – 7 3 8 ) ▁exped itions ▁against ▁Constantin ople . ▁Though ▁no ▁third - gener ation ▁descend ants ▁of ▁Um ay r ▁are ▁noted ▁in ▁the ▁sources , ▁a ▁Sul ay mi ▁chief ▁in ▁North ▁Africa ▁who