ابن الأفطس صاحب بطليوس
ابن الأفطس صاحب بطليوس
Abu Muhammad Abdallah b. Maslama al-Tajibi, Ibn al-Aftas, who seized Badajoz in the fitna of 461; his son al-Muzaffar Abu Bakr was among the greatest taifa kings until Yusuf b. Tashfin killed the last of them in 489 1.
At a glance
- Era
- Abbasid Fragmentation
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
- Review
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Overview
Abu Muhammad Abdallah ibn Maslama al-Tujibi, known as Ibn al-Aftas, ruler of Badajoz in western al-Andalus. Ibn Khaldun says he seized power there during the strife of 461 AH; when he died, his son al-Muzaffar Abu Bakr succeeded him. 2
The party kings
Ibn Khaldun counts his son al-Muzaffar among the great party kings (muluk al-tawa'if), and mentions wars between him and Ibn Dhi al-Nun, as well as with Ibn Abbad over Ibn Yahya, the lord of Melilla. 2
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun, p. 1001
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun, p.1001
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islam.museum contributors. “ابن الأفطس صاحب بطليوس”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-al-aftas/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.