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Ali ibn Hammud
Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir (died 1018) was a Hammudid ruler who seized power in 1016 amid the internal strife in Córdoba and proclaimed himself caliph.…
Timeline
- 1001–1015Málaga · MálagaAs a member of the Berber-origin Hammud family, he expanded his power from his base in Málaga during the fitna (civil strife) in Córdoba, taking part in the struggle for power in al-Andalus.
- 1016–1018Córdoba · CórdobaIn 1016 he entered Córdoba and proclaimed himself caliph, but failed to quell the various rebellions; he was assassinated in 1018, and Córdoba again descended into chaos.
Sources
- The Cambridge History of Islam
- Encyclopaedia of Islam: Hammudids