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Abū Jaʿfar ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Manṣūr (/ æ l m æ n ˈ s ʊər /; Arabic: أبو جعفر عبد الله بن محمد المنصور ; 95 AH – 158 AH/714 CE – 6 October 775 CE) usually known simply as by his laqab al-Manṣūr (المنصور) was the second Abbasid caliph, reigning from 136 AH to 158 AH (754 CE ...
Abu ʿĀmir Muḥammad ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn Abi ʿĀmir al-Maʿafiri (Arabic: أبو عامر محمد بن عبد الله بن أبي عامر المعافري), nicknamed al-Manṣūr (Arabic: المنصور, "the Victorious"), [1] which is often Latinized as Almanzor in Spanish, Almansor in Catalan and Almançor in Portuguese (c. 938 – 8 ...
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Al-Masudi in Meadows of Gold recounts a number of anecdotes that present aspects of this caliphs character. He tells of a blind poeton two occasions reciting praise poems for the Umayyads to one he didn't realize was this Abbasid caliph. Al-Mansur rewarded the poet for the verses. Al-Masudi relates a tale of the arrow with verses inscribed on feath...
Al-Mansur, in many respects, is the true founder of the Abbasid dynasty. His brother had led the revolt against the Umayyad' but died before he could consolidate his achievements. In moving the capital to Baghdad, the city that history would indelibly link with the dynasty, al-Mansur provided his heirs with a city that would shine as a center of le...
Bennett, Clinton. 1998. In Search of Muhammad. London, UK: Cassell. ISBN 9780304337002Bewley, Aisha Abdurrahman. 1998. A glossary of Islamic terms. London, UK: Ta-Ha. ISBN 9781897940785Fisher, W.B., Ilya Gershevitch, Ehsan Yarshater, R.N. Frye, J.A. Boyle, Peter Jackson, Laurence Lockhart, Peter Avery, Gavin Hambly, and Charles Melville. 1968. The Cambridge history of Iran. Cambr...Glassé, Cyril. 2008. The new encyclopedia of Islam. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 9780742562967Ahmad al-Mansur was an important figure in both Europe and Africa in the sixteenth century. His powerful army and strategic location made him an important power player in the late Renaissance period.
Abu Jafar ibn Muhammad al-Mansur (712-775) was the second caliph and real founder of the Arab Abbasid dynasty. Abu Jafar, later al-Mansur, was the son of a Berber slave girl called Sallama and a brother of the first Abbasid caliph, Abu al-Abbas al Saffah.
Jul 23, 2024 · Ali bin Ghanem Al-Hajri’s literary masterpiece, Al-Hajeb Al-Mansur: Legend of Al-Andalus, offers a riveting exploration of this perplexing figure, weaving a tapestry of his life...
Abu ‘Amir, better known by his honorific title, al-Mansur (meaning “the Victorious.” Almanzor in Spanish) was a noble of Arab background from near Algeciras. He manoeuvred his way into power when after becoming a friend of Hisham’s mother, a Christian captive from Navarre. Al-Mansur is best remembered for the numerous, devastating raids (razzias).
