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Muhammad ibn Abbad of the Abbadid Dynasty

Type Figure Region al-Andalus Time c. 984–1042 Also known as Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad、Abbad I、阿布·卡西姆·穆罕默德·伊本·阿巴德、阿巴德一世

Abbad I, qadi of Seville, declared independence in 1023 and founded the Taifa of Seville, ruling until his death in 1042.

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  1. c. 1000–1023Seville · SevilleBorn into the Arab Abbad family of Seville, he served as qadi of Seville, accumulating local prestige and administrative experience as the central authority of Córdoba steadily weakened, laying the groundwork for his later independent state.
  2. 1023–1042Seville · SevilleIn 1023, after being appointed governor by the Córdoba caliph Yahya ibn Ali, the Abbad family took control of Seville and declared independence from Córdoba, founding the Taifa of Seville; he ruled for nearly twenty years until his death in 1042, making Seville one of the most promising of the Andalusi taifa states.

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