Anbasa ibn Suhaym al-Kalbi
Anbasa ibn Suḥaym al-Kalbi | |
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عنبسة بن سحيم الكلبي | |
| Governor of Al-Andalus | |
| In office 721–726 | |
| Preceded by | Udrra ben Abd Allah al-Fihrí |
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| Died | 726 |
Anbasa ibn Suḥaym al-Kalbi (
Immediately after his appointment, Anbasa doubled taxes on
Coincidentally, a dynastic struggle arose among Muslims in the
These actions caused displeasure, scattered acts of disobedience, as well as some open revolts. During his tenure in office, Pelagius of Asturias, defied the Umayyad attempt to extract taxes in the mountains of Asturias, where he gathered a band of rebellious followers. An Umayyad patrol was sent to search for Pelagius and his men, and it was ambushed at the Battle of Covadonga at great loss of life according to heavily mythical Christian sources, a skirmish according to later Muslim chroniclers, who showed little concern for the episode;[4] The Mozarabic Chronicle of 754, a Christian and only almost contemporary account of the major events taking place in Hispania doesn't mention it. In retrospect, these events are viewed by some as the beginning of the Reconquista, an effort by Christian kingdoms to wrest control of Hispania from the Muslims.
Following the major
Notes
- ISBN 978-0-7914-1827-7.
- ^ Collins, R. (1989) p. 81
- ISBN 0-631-19405-3.
- ISBN 0-312-22464-8.
- ^ Collins, R. (1989) p. 87
- ^ Collins, R. (1989) p. 83
- ^ Collins, R. (1989) p. 213
See also
- Islamic invasion of Gaul
- History of the Jews under Muslim rule
- List of Caliphs