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The Galicians (Jalaliqa)

الجلالقة

al-Mas'udi's Jalaliqa — the Galicians/Leonese, fiercer than the Franks, chief warring neighbour of Umayyad al-Andalus; their king in 332 was Rudhmir, before him Ardon and before him Adhubshan; Melkite Christians like the Franks 1.

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Abbasid Fragmentation
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al-Andalus & Europe
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According to al-Mas'udi, the Jalaliqa (Galicians) are more fierce than the Franks and more damaging. One of them can hold off a number of Franks. 2

Their kings and religion

He says they were the peoples most at war with the people of al-Andalus. Their king up to the year 332 was Radmir; before him was Ardun, and before him Adhbushan. They profess Christianity according to the Monophysite view, like the Franks. 3

Sources

  1. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 357-360
  2. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.357
  3. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.360
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islam.museum contributors. “The Galicians (Jalaliqa)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/group/jalaliqa/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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