Abd al-Nabi, lord of Zabid
عبد النبي صاحب زبيد
Abd al-Nabi, master of Zabid, who had cut the Abbasid khutba — confident the heat would kill the invaders 'save a lizard's bite', he rode out against Turanshah in Rajab 569, lost, and was taken with his pious wife al-Hurra; handed to Sayf al-Dawla Mubarak ibn Kamil of Shayzar's Banu Munqidh to yield up his treasures, including his father's grave-hoard 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Overview
Abd al-Nabi, who seized power in Zabid, and had cut off the Abbasid khutba there. 2
The campaign of Turanshah
Shams al-Dawla Turanshah ibn Ayyub set out against him with the permission of Nur al-Din in Rajab 569 AH. 2 The people of Zabid who were with Turanshah broke away from him, so he went out to them with his army and their force was defeated; the attackers set ladders against the wall and took the city by force. 2
Capture
He and his wife, known as al-Hurra, were taken prisoner. Ibn al-Athir describes her as a righteous woman who gave much charity to the poor among the pilgrims. Turanshah handed him over to Sayf al-Dawla Mubarak ibn Kamil al-Munqidhi to extract money from him, and he showed them where his father's treasures were buried. 2
Connections
- Fought
- Shams al-Dawla Turanshah ibn Ayyub
- Participated in
- Turanshah's conquest of Zabid (569 AH)
People and things also explored
Turanshah's conquest of Zabid (569 AH)· Shams al-Dawla Turanshah ibn Ayyub· The battle of the Sudan between the two palaces· صلاح الدين يوسف بن أيوب الملك الناصر· Zabid
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p. 52-53
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p.52-53
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