حسين بن يحيى الأنصاري
حسين بن يحيى الأنصاري
Husayn ibn Yahya al-Ansari — governor of Saragossa who joined the Paderborn conspiracy then repented and shut his city's gates in Charlemagne's face 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- governor
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Husayn ibn Yahya al-Ansari, governor of Saragossa. He took part in the Pact of Paderborn. 2
The conspiracy
In 157 AH he conspired with Sulayman ibn Yaqzan al-A'rabi, governor of Barcelona and Girona, and Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib al-Saqlabi, to depose Abd al-Rahman al-Dakhil. Taqqush reports that the caliph al-Mahdi encouraged them, and he agreed to the plan of making contact with Charlemagne. 2
The return
When the Carolingian armies gathered before Saragossa, he refused to carry on with the conspiracy, and closed the city gates against the Carolingian forces. Taqqush holds that the conspirators then realised how grave their error was. 2
Connections
- Participated in
- مؤامرة بادربودن وحملة شارلمان على الأندلس
People and things also explored
عبد الرحمن بن حبيب الفهري· Qarla ibn Tabin· سليمان بن يقظان الأعرابي الكلبي· مؤامرة بادربودن وحملة شارلمان على الأندلس
Sources
- Tarikh al-Dawla al-Abbasiyya — Muhammad Suhayl Taqqush (7th ed. 2009), p. 80-81
- Tarikh al-Dawla al-Abbasiyya — Muhammad Suhayl Taqqush (7th ed. 2009), p.80-81
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