When Abd al-Rahman went on an expedition against King Alfonso V of León (February 1009), the citizens of Córdoba rose against him. They were led by Muhammad II al-Mahdi, a member of the dynasty of the Umayyads. Muhammad II al-Mahdi dethroned his relative Hisham II, became the new caliph, and destroyed the residence of Abd al-Rahman called al-Madina al-Zahira (“the flourishing city”). On receiving this news Abd al-Rahman returned to Córdoba, but his troops abandoned him. He was arrested and later assassinated by the order of al-Mahdi .
Mohammed II al-Mahdi was the fourth caliph of Cordoba, of the Umayyad dynasty in the Al-Andalus (Moorish Iberia). After disbanding his army of 7,000 troops he became the source of opposition to many of his subjects. al-Mahdi sought to defend his title as caliph after the rise of Suleiman II as a political opponent. After a turbulent rule in which many warring factions rose to power in an attempt to supplant al-Mahdi, he was eventually deposed. After his death many Muslim historians accused him of destroying the sanctity of the Amirid Harem. In 1009 a popular uprising led by Muhammad II al-Mahdi deposed both Sangul and Hisham II, the latter being kept imprisoned in Cordoba under the new regime.
Mohammed II al-Mahdi was the fourth caliph of Cordoba, of the Umayyad dynasty in the Al-Andalus (Moorish Iberia). After disbanding his army of 7,000 troops he became the source of opposition to many of his subjects. al-Mahdi sought to defend his title as caliph after the rise of Suleiman II as a political opponent. After a turbulent rule in which many warring factions rose to power in an attempt to supplant al-Mahdi, he was eventually deposed. After his death many Muslim historians accused him of destroying the sanctity of the Amirid Harem. In 1009 a popular uprising led by Muhammad II al-Mahdi deposed both Sangul and Hisham II, the latter being kept imprisoned in Cordoba under the new regime.
Prisoners for the Harem
Painting of Dionisio Baixeras i Verdaguer
Painting of Dionisio Baixeras i Verdaguer
Tudmir
The Slavic leaders spread across eastern Spain and picked up the provisional government of their major cities. Denia with its districts submitted to Mochéhid (Mujāhid); Xativa to Nabil; Valencia to Sadum; Almeria to Khairan Saqlabi, and Murcia to Uasil in 1009. We do not know for how long Uasil had the provisional government of Murcia, but it must have been a short one. It quickly thereafter fell into the hands of a more powerful general Jairan, the lord of Almeria . However, even Gaspar Remir has doubts about the persona of Uasil, since he only had one (bad) reference.
Lorca
One of the most honourable facts of Khairan was the protection that he dispensed to the famous jurist and ascetic of Cordova, Muhammed, son of Muhammad, son of Alif ben Maryul surnamed Abuómar, author of a treatise on education and a history of qadis and jurists of Córdoba among other works. He exerted a notarial office under the government of Almahdi in the capital of the caliphate. However, as the revolution broke out again, he moved to Almeria, and then Khairan appointed him qadi of Lorca, a position that he held until his death in 1029.
The Slavic leaders spread across eastern Spain and picked up the provisional government of their major cities. Denia with its districts submitted to Mochéhid (Mujāhid); Xativa to Nabil; Valencia to Sadum; Almeria to Khairan Saqlabi, and Murcia to Uasil in 1009. We do not know for how long Uasil had the provisional government of Murcia, but it must have been a short one. It quickly thereafter fell into the hands of a more powerful general Jairan, the lord of Almeria . However, even Gaspar Remir has doubts about the persona of Uasil, since he only had one (bad) reference.
Lorca
One of the most honourable facts of Khairan was the protection that he dispensed to the famous jurist and ascetic of Cordova, Muhammed, son of Muhammad, son of Alif ben Maryul surnamed Abuómar, author of a treatise on education and a history of qadis and jurists of Córdoba among other works. He exerted a notarial office under the government of Almahdi in the capital of the caliphate. However, as the revolution broke out again, he moved to Almeria, and then Khairan appointed him qadi of Lorca, a position that he held until his death in 1029.
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