Musa ibn Rahhu al-Marini
موسى بن رحو المريني
Musa ibn Rahhu ibn Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Haqq al-Marini; he joined the Ghumara hills in the princes' revolt against Sultan Abu Yusuf, then crossed to al-Andalus in 670 AH where Ibn al-Ahmar appointed him over all the ghazi-mujahidin there as their elder and spokesman — thus founding the Banu Rahhu leadership over the Andalus ghazis, inherited by his brother Abd al-Haqq then his son Hammu.
At a glance
- Roles
- military-commander
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe · Maghreb
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Musa ibn Rahhu ibn Abdallah ibn Abd al-Haqq al-Marini, a Marinid commander, the first to hold the leadership of the Banu Rahhu over the raiders of al-Andalus. He is one of the Marinid raiders in al-Andalus. 1
In al-Andalus
He withdrew to the mountains of Ghumara when the princes of the house rose against Sultan Abu Yusuf. Then he crossed into al-Andalus in 670 AH, and Ibn al-Ahmar appointed him over all the holy warrior raiders there, because he was their chief and the one they turned to. 1
His leadership of this command passed to his brother Abd al-Haqq, and then to his son Hammu. 1
Connections
People and things also explored
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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