Abu 'l-Aghlâb al Abbâs ibn al-Fadl ibn Ya'qùb al-Fazari (died 14 August 861) was Emir of Palermo from 851 to 861. He belonged to the Aghlabid dynasty ruling Kairouan and descended from the Fazara tribe.[1] Before taking power he was the protagonist of the battle of Butera in 845.[2] During his emirate, characterized by intense military activity, the Arabs were able to take Enna after a long siege that ended on January 24, 859.[3][4]
| Al-Abbas ibn Al-Fadl al-Fazari العباس بن الفضل الفزاري | |||||
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| Emir of Sicily (851 – 14 August 861) | |||||
| Predecessor | Ibrahim ibn Allah | ||||
| Successor | Ahmed ibn Ya'qùb al-Fazari | ||||
| Died | 14 August 861 | ||||
| Children | Abdullah | ||||
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| Father | Al-Fadl ibn Yaq'ub al-Fazari | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
References edit
- ^ Metcalfe, Alex (2009-09-17). Muslims of Medieval Italy. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-2911-4.
- ^ Palmeri, Niccolo (1856). Somma della Storia de Sicilia. Palermo: Giuseppe Meli. p. 109. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ The Cambridge Medieval History. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 26 March 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ de la Primaudaie, M.F. Elie (1868). Les Arabes en Sicile et en Italie. Paris: Challamel Aine. pp. 19–20. Retrieved 26 March 2021.