Ibrahim ibn Allah
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| Ibrahim ibn Allah ابراهيم بن الله | |||||
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| Emir of Sicily (835 – 851) | |||||
| Predecessor | Al-Fadl ibn Yaq'ub al-Fazari | ||||
| Successor | Al-Abbas ibn al-Fadl ibn Ya'qub al-Fazari | ||||
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| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Abu l-Aghlab Ibrahim ibn Allah was Emir of Palermo from 835 to 851. Grandson of Ziyadat Allah, Emir of Kairouan, on September 11, 835 left Africa for Sicily where after a naval battle against the Byzantines, he joined the government of Palermo.[1][2]
During his emirate the Arab expansion continued in eastern Sicily. Cities such as Messina (842-843), Butera in 845, Ragusa, Moorish (848) were conquered.[3][4]
References
- ^ various editors. The Cambridge Medieval History volumes 1-5. Plantagenet Publishing. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
{{cite book}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ Amari, Michele (1834). Storia dei Musulmani di Sicilia. Florence: Felice le Monnier. p. 529. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ Ali, Ameer (2004). A Short History of the Saracens. London: Routledge. p. 586. ISBN 9781136198946. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ Bostom, Andrew G. (2010). The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Fate of Non-Muslims. Prometheus Books. p. 603. Retrieved 28 March 2021.