يحيى بن سلمة الكلبي
يحيى بن سلمة الكلبي
First of the governors al-Andalus received from the amirs of Ifriqiya; sent by Bishr b. Safwan after Anbasa's death, he entered at the end of 107 and governed two and a half years without campaigning 1.
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- Ruler
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
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Overview
Yahya ibn Salama al-Kalbi, the first governor of al-Andalus appointed by the amirs of Ifriqiya. Bishr ibn Safwan al-Kalbi, governor of Ifriqiya, sent him when the people of al-Andalus asked for a governor after the killing of Anbasa ibn Suhaym 2.
He arrived at the end of the year 107 AH and remained in his governorship for two and a half years without raiding, according to al-Maqqari.
Sources
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari, p. 272
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari, p.272
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