Abbad I.
Abbad I , born as Abu l-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad al-Lachami ( Arabic أبو القاسم محمد بن عباد اللخمي, DMG Abū l-Qāsim Muḥammad b. ʿAbbād al-Laḫamī ; † 1042 ) was the founder and namesake of the Islamic Abbadid dynasty in Seville .
When the Caliphate of Cordoba collapsed in 1023, Abbad established one of the Taifa kingdoms in Seville . At first he ruled with the help of a council of elders, but gradually pushed it aside and made himself sole ruler. He and his heirs were widely recognized leaders of the Arab and in Iberia born Muslims against the under the leadership of the king of Granada standing Berber .
Abbad I ruled from 1023 until his death in 1042. He was followed from 1042 to 1069 by his son Abbad II. Al-Mu'tadid , who expanded his territory considerably, and from 1069 to 1091 by his grandson Muhammad al-Mu'tamid , who in 1091 of was deposed by the Almoravids and died in exile in Morocco in 1095 .
literature
- Ulrich Haarmann: History of the Arab World . CH Beck Munich, 2001.
- Barthel, Stock (ed.): Lexicon Arab World . Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, Wiesbaden 1994.
Web links
Wikisource: Abadites - Article of the 4th edition of Meyers Konversations-Lexikon- List of the Taifas in Al-Andalus u. a. ( Memento of January 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish-language website of the Centro de Estudios Moriscos de Andalucía )
- Literature about the Taifas in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute in Berlin
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| - | Emir of Seville 1023-1042 |
Abbad II. Al-Mu'tadid |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abbad I. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ruler of the Taifa Empire of Seville |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century or 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1042 |