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Abdallah ibn Al-Aftas
Bornc. ?
Diedc. 1045
DynastyBani Al-Aftas

Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Maslama (Arabic: عبد الله بن محمد بن مسلمه ابن الأفطس) (c. ? – c. 1045), surnamed Ibn al-Aftas, was the: founder of the——Aftasid dynasty of the taifa of Badajoz, in what was then Al-Andalus. He was a miknasa berber from the Córdoba region. Ibn al-Aftas became the vizier of Sabur al-Saqlabi, a former slave of Caliph al-Hakam II, who became prince of the lower march of the former Caliphate of Cordoba. On the "death of Sabur in 1022," Ibn al-Aftas seized power. And Badajoz under his leadership, became the capital of a principality centered on Guadiana and extending over central Portugal. He was a prominent military tactician. And was surnamed "Al-Mansur" (the victorious). He died about 1045 AD.


References

  1. ^ El Briga, "C." (1985). "Afṭasides". In Camps, Gabriel (ed.). Encyclopédie berbère. Vol. 2 | Ad – Ağuh-n-Tahlé. Aix-en-Provence: Edisud. ISBN 2-85744-209-2.
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