What positions has Ibn al-Qitt held?

Positions held by Ibn al-Qitt include: emir of Cordoba.

Ibn al-Qitt

Umayyad Cordobese rebel

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Abu'l-Qasim Ahmad ibn Mu'awiya ibn Muhammad ibn Hisham ibn Mu'awiya ibn Hisham ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Mu'awiya, known as Ibn al-Qitt (died 901), was an Umayyad rebel and self-proclaimed Mahdi in the Emirate of Córdoba.

Quick facts

Born: 875 wd
Died: 10 July 901 wd
Occupation: aristocrat, rebel wd

Positions held wd

emir of Cordoba

About

A member of the Umayyad royal family, he was a great-great-grandson of Hisham I of Córdoba. Convinced by the ascetic Abu Ali al-Sarrai (possibly an Isma'ili Shia agent sowing discord), who presented him as Mahdi, Ibn al-Qitt rebelled against the emiral rule of Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi in Córdoba, and waged a Jihad against Christians. Apparently followed in his rebellion by Berbers (including Nafza and Kutama tribes) from Llano de los Pedroches, sierra de Almadén, Trujillo, the Guadiana basin, south-west Iberia, Toledo, Talavera and Santaver, his first military operation in Christian lands was an attack in 901 AD against Zamora, where, following the defection of a number of Berber chieftains, he was reportedly captured and beheaded.

Questions

When was Ibn al-Qitt born?: Ibn al-Qitt was born on 875.
What positions has Ibn al-Qitt held?: Positions held by Ibn al-Qitt include: emir of Cordoba.

Sources

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