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Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, whose real name was Amr al-Ula, founded the lineage of Banu Hashim. He established the famous winter trade caravans to Yemen and summer caravans to Syria. He died in Gaza on a trade journey.
Birthin 464 in Mecca
Deathin 497 in Mecca