Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad

Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad (or Abbad I; 984^[1] – 25 January 1042) (Arabic: أبو القاسم بن عباد) was the eponymous founder of the Abbadid dynasty; he was the first independent Muslim ruler of Seville in Al-Andalus ruling from 1023 until his death in 1042.^[2]

Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad I
Emir of the Seville Taifa
Reign	1023–25 January 1042
Predecessor	Position established
Successor	Abbad II al-Mu'tadid
Born	c. 984 Al-Andalus
Died	25 January 1042 Seville (Spain)
Burial	Seville
Children	Abbad II al-Mu'tadid
Names Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad (Arabic: أبو القاسم محمد بن عباد)
Dynasty	Abbadid
Father	Isma'il ibn Qarays ibn Abbad ibn Amr ibn Aslan ibn Amr ibn Itlaf ibn Na'im ibn Na'im al-Lakhmi
Religion	Sunni Islam

Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad was a qadi (religious judge) when he was named governor of Seville by the caliph of Cordoba, Yahya ibn Ali ibn Hammud al-Mu'tali, in 1023. However, with the Caliphate of Cordoba losing its integrity, the Abbadids, a Sevillan family of Arabic origins, seized control.^[3]

As a result, later in 1023, Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad declared Seville independent from Córdoban rule,^[4] establishing the taifa of Seville.

Sources

• Haarmann, Ulrich (1990). Geschichte der Arabischen Welt. Munich: C.H. Beck.