# 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 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5678564#P569))
- **Died:** 10 July 901 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5678564#P570))
- **Occupation:** aristocrat; rebel ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5678564#P106))
- **Positions held:** emir of Cordoba ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5678564#P39))

## 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.

## Related

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- [Abd al-Rahman III](https://diginpl.com/people/abd-al-rahman-iii)
- [Al-Hakam I](https://diginpl.com/people/al-hakam-i)
- [Muhammad I of Córdoba](https://diginpl.com/people/muhammad-i-of-cordoba)
- [Al-Mundhir of Córdoba](https://diginpl.com/people/al-mundhir-of-cordoba)
- [Abd ar-Rahman II](https://diginpl.com/people/abd-ar-rahman-ii)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Ibn al-Qitt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_al-Qitt) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q5678564](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5678564) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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