Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad
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Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad (or Abbad I; 1013 or 984 - 25 January 1042) was the founder and eponym
of the Abbadid dynasty; he was the first independent Muslim
ruler of Seville
in Al-Andalus
(ruled 1023–1042),was deceased in 1042.
With the caliphate of Cordoba losing integrity, the Abbadids, a Sevillan family of Arabic origins, seized control becoming head of state.
He was named governor
of Seville by caliph Yahya ibn Ali ibn Hammud al-Mu'tali
in 1023, but the same year he declared Seville
independent from the Córdoban rule, establishing the taifa of Seville
.
Abbad had a reputation as being a cruel leader.
Eponym
An eponym is the name of a person or thing, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named...
of the Abbadid dynasty; he was the first independent Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
ruler of Seville
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
in Al-Andalus
Al-Andalus
Al-Andalus was the Arabic name given to a nation and territorial region also commonly referred to as Moorish Iberia. The name describes parts of the Iberian Peninsula and Septimania governed by Muslims , at various times in the period between 711 and 1492, although the territorial boundaries...
(ruled 1023–1042),was deceased in 1042.
With the caliphate of Cordoba losing integrity, the Abbadids, a Sevillan family of Arabic origins, seized control becoming head of state.
He was named governor
Administrator of the Government
An Administrator in the constitutional practice of some countries in the Commonwealth is a person who fulfils a role similar to that of a Governor or a Governor-General...
of Seville by caliph Yahya ibn Ali ibn Hammud al-Mu'tali
Yahya ibn Ali ibn Hammud al-Mu'tali
Yahya ibn Ali ibn Hammud al-Mu'tali was Caliph of Cordoba in the Hammudid dynasty of the Al-Andalus for two times, from 1021 to 1023 and from 1025 to 1026. He was the son of caliph Ali ibn Hammud, of Hashemite origins.-Biography:He was governor of Ceuta from 1016, a title he received from his...
in 1023, but the same year he declared Seville
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
independent from the Córdoban rule, establishing the taifa of Seville
Taifa of Seville
The Taifa of Seville was a short lived medieval kingdom, in what is now southern Spain and Portugal. It originated in 1023 and lasted until 1091, and was under the rule of the Arab Abbadid family.-History:...
.
Abbad had a reputation as being a cruel leader.