# Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad

_Last ruler of the taifa of Seville in Al-Andalus and poet (1040-1095) (r. c.1069-1091)_

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> al-Muʿtamid Muḥammad ibn ʿAbbād al-Lakhmī, also known as Abbad III, was the third and last ruler of the Taifa of Seville in Al-Andalus, as well as a renowned poet. He was the final ruler of the Arab Abbadid dynasty of Seville, before being deposed by the Almoravids in 1091.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1040 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q299578#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Beja ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q299578#P19))
- **Died:** 1095 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q299578#P570))
- **Place of death:** Aghmat ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q299578#P20))
- **Citizenship:** al-Andalus ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q299578#P27))
- **Occupation:** poet; writer; politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q299578#P106))
- **Spouse:** Al-Rumaikiyya ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q299578#P26))
- **Positions held:** king; emir of Seville ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q299578#P39))

## Questions

**When was Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad born?**  
Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad was born on 1040 in Beja.

**What positions has Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad held?**  
Positions held by Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad include: king; emir of Seville.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mu'tamid_ibn_Abbad) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q299578](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q299578) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad by Khalil Gibran.png by Kahlil Gibran (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Al-Mu%27tamid_ibn_Abbad_by_Khalil_Gibran.png)

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