Ziyadat Allah III.
Abu Mudar Ziyadat Allah III. ibn Abdallah ( Arabic أبو مضر زيادة الله بن عبد الله, DMG Abū Muḍar Ziyādat Allāh b. ʿAbd Allaah ; † 916 ) was the eleventh and last emir of the Aghlabids in Ifrīqiya and ruled from 903 to 909.
Life
Abu Mudar Ziyadat Allah came to power after the murder of his father Abu l-Abbas Abdallah II in 903. He immediately executed all his brothers and uncles in order to eliminate potential competitors. While Ziyadat Allah secured its own power in this way, the dynasty lost its reputation among the population through these processes.
The won Kutama under Abu al-'Abdallāh Schī'ī on to power and could the city Sétif conquer. After two campaigns by the Aghlabids against the Kutāma 905 and 906 had failed, Abdallah asch-Shiʿi went over to the counter-offensive. After the conquest of southern Ifriqiya on March 18, 909, the troops of the Aghlabids were decisively defeated at al-Aribus. All of Ifriqiya has now been occupied by the Kutāma Berbers and the Aghlabid dynasty eliminated.
Ziyadat Allah III. himself managed to escape to the Middle East. However, he could not get help from the Abbasids to regain his rule in Ifriqiya. He died in Palestine in 916 .
literature
- Heinz Halm : The Empire of the Mahdi. The rise of the Fatimids (875–973) . CH Beck, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-406-35497-1 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Abu l-Abbas Abdallah II. | Ruler of Ifrīqiya ( Aghlabid dynasty ) 903–909 |
Abdallah al-Mahdi ( Fatimid Dynasty ) |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ziyadat Allah III. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Abu Mudar Ziyadat Allah |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Emir of the Aghlabids |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 9th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 916 |