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Almanzor, leader of al-Andalus. Rupture with Subh and concentration of political power. Reform of army and administration. Defense of religious orthodoxy and legitimation of power. The Maghreb campaigns. Campaigns against Christians. Raids. General characteristics. First campaigns with Ghalib.
Abu ʿĀmir Muḥammad ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn Abi ʿĀmir al-Maʿafiri, nicknamed al-Manṣūr, which is often Latinized as Almanzor in Spanish, Almansor in Catalan and Almançor in Portuguese, was a Muslim Arab Andalusi military leader and statesman.
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Abu ʿ Amir Muhammad ben Abi ʿ Amir al-Ma ʿ afirí [1] [nota 1] (en árabe: أبو عامر محمد بن أبي عامر ابن عبد الله المعافري ), llamado al-Man ṣ ūr (المنصور), «el Victorioso», [1] más conocido como Almanzor (c. 939-Medinaceli, 9 de agosto del 1002), [3] fue un militar y político andalusí.
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He was born Muhammad Ibn Abi Aamir, into a noble Arab family from the area of Torrox. He arrived at the Court of Córdoba as a student studying law and literature. He became manager of the estates of Prince Hisham II. In a few years he schemed his way from this humble position to considerable heights of influence, eliminating his political rivals in...
In 981, upon his return to Córdoba from the Battle of Torrevicente, in which he crushed his last remaining rival (and father-in-law, Ghalib Al-Nasiri), he assumed the title of Al-Mansur bi-llah, Victorious by Grace of God. In Christian Europe he was referred to as Almanzor. Almanzor's hold on power within Al-Andalus was now absolute. Purportedly in...
The consequence of his victories in the north was to prompt the Christian rulers of the Peninsula into an alliance against him (c. 1000).He was succeeded by his son Abd al-Malik al-Muzaffar, who continued to rule Al-Andalus as Hajibuntil his death in 1008. After Abd al-Malik, his ambitious half brother Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo took over. He however ...
'Almanzor' is a major character in the thoroughly researched, but extremely anachronistic, historical novel The Long Ships (Red Orm) by the Swedish author Frans Gunnar Bengtsson. Three chapters of the book take place in Muslim Iberia under Almanzor's rule, depicted from the point of view of Scanian Vikings who are captured by Moors while on a raid ...
According to al-Suyuti 's History of the Caliphs, al-Mansur lived 95 AH – 158 AH (714 CE – 6 October 775 CE). [2] Al-Mansur was born at the home of the Abbasid family in Humeima (modern-day Jordan) after their emigration from the Hejaz in 714 (95 AH). [3] His mother was Sallamah, a slave woman. [4] Al-Mansur was a brother of al-Saffah. [5]
Apr 29, 2022 · From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Abu Aamir Muhammad Ibn Abdullah Ibn Abi Aamir, Al-Hajib Al-Mansur أبو عامر محمد بن عبد الله بن أبي عامر الحاجب المنصور (c. 938-August 8, 1002) was the de facto ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus in the late 10th to early 11th centuries. His rule marked the peak of power ...
