Urwah bin al-Zubayr, in the list of names of those who took part in the Battle of Badr, narrated: Sayyiduna Utbah (may Allah be pleased with him) bin Ghazwan bin Jabir bin Wahb bin Qabisah bin Malik bin al-Harith bin Mazin bin Mansur bin Ikrimah bin Hissah bin Qays bin Ghaylan bin Mudar, who was an ally of Nawfal bin Abd Manaf.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 14346
Abu Ubaydah Ma'mar bin al-Muthanna narrated: "Sayyiduna Utbah bin Ghazwan (may Allah be pleased with him) had the kunyah Abu Abdullah, and it has also been said Abu Ghazwan. He was tall and handsome. He died in the year 17 AH while on his way to Basrah on his second journey, and was buried near one of the watering places. At that time he was fifty-five years old. He was an ally of Banu Nawfal bin Abd Manah."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 14347
Yahya bin Bukayr narrated: "Utbah bin Ghazwan (may Allah be pleased with him) died in the year 17 AH on the road to Basrah, while serving as governor on behalf of Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him); at that time he was fifty-seven years old. It has also been said that he died in the year 20 AH. It was he who founded Basrah as a city, marked out its dwellings and built its mosque. It was he who conquered al-Ubullah. His governorship of Basrah lasted six months; Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) had appointed him to it."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 14348