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Emir of Sicily
Al-Abbas ibn Al-Fadl al-Fazari
العباس بن الفضل الفزاري
Emir of Sicily
(851 – 14 August 861)
PredecessorIbrahim ibn Allah
SuccessorAhmed ibn Ya'qùb al-Fazari
Died14 August 861
ChildrenAbdullah
Names
Abu 'l-Aghlâb al Abbâs ibn al-Fadl ibn Ya'qùb al-Fazari
FatherAl-Fadl ibn Yaq'ub al-Fazari
ReligionSunni Islam

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. Before taking power he was the "protagonist of the battle of Butera in 845." 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.

References

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  4. ^ de la Primaudaie, M.F. Elie (1868). Les Arabes en Sicile et en Italie. Paris: Challamel Aine. pp. 19–20. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

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