Abu'l-Khattar al-Husam ibn Darar al-Kalbi ( ar, أبو الخطار الحسام بن ضرار الكلبي) was
Umayyad
The Umayyad Caliphate (661–750 CE; , ; ar, ٱلْخِلَافَة ٱلْأُمَوِيَّة, al-Khilāfah al-ʾUmawīyah) was the second of the four major caliphates established after the death of Muhammad. The caliphate was ruled by the ...
governor of
Al-Andalus
Al-Andalus translit. ; an, al-Andalus; ast, al-Ándalus; eu, al-Andalus; ber, ⴰⵏⴷⴰⵍⵓⵙ, label= Berber, translit=Andalus; ca, al-Àndalus; gl, al-Andalus; oc, Al Andalús; pt, al-Ândalus; es, al-Ándalus () was the M ...
from May 743 until August 745. He was succeeded by
Tuwaba ibn Salama al-Gudami Tuwaba ibn Salama al-Judhami ( ar, ثوابة بن سلامة الجذامي) was Umayyad governor of al-Andalus
Al-Andalus translit. ; an, al-Andalus; ast, al-Ándalus; eu, al-Andalus; ber, ⴰⵏⴷⴰⵍⵓⵙ, label= Berber, transli ...
. Whilst governor he was ordered by the caliph
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik to restore lands to
Sara al-Qutiyya
Sara al-Qutiyya ( ar, سارة القوطية; es, Sara la Goda) or Sara the Goth (fl. 8th century) was a Visigothic noblewoman, who was the grand-daughter of king Wittiza. After the death of her father she travelled to Damascus from al-Andalus a ...
that had been appropriated by her uncle.
He was taken prisoner by the
Ma'add
Ma'ad ibn Adnan ( ar, مَعَدّ ٱبْن عَدْنَان, Maʿadd ibn ʿAdnān) is an ancient ancestor of Qusai ibn Kilab and his descendant the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He is featured in ancient Arabic literature.
Origin
According to t ...
ites at the Battle of Secunda in 747 whilst trying to re-assert his right to rule against the challenge of
Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri
Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri ( ar, يوسف بن عبد الرحمن الفهري) was an Umayyad governor of Narbonne in Septimania and the governor of al-Andalus from 747 to 756, ruling independently following the collapse of the Umayyad ...
.
[Dozy, Reinhart and Stokes, Francis Griffin (2003). ''Spanish Islam: A History of the Muslims in Spain''. Kessinger Publishing. , pp. 145-156.]
See also
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Timeline of the Muslim presence in the Iberian peninsula
This is a timeline of notable events during the period of Muslim presence in Iberia, starting with the Umayyad conquest in the 8th century.
Conquest (711–756)
* 711A Muslim force consisting of Arabs and Berbers of about 7,000 soldiers under ge ...
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Year of birth missing
8th-century rulers in Europe
Umayyad governors of Al-Andalus
Prisoners of war
Banu Kalb
745 deaths
8th-century Arabs