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Abū Ghālib Tammām Ibn ʿAlḳama
Abū Ghālib Tammām ibn ʿAlqama al-Thaqafī (), also transliterated Ibn ʿAlḳama al-Thaḳafī (720×728 – 811), was an Arab military leader in al-Andalus during the establishment of the Umayyad dynasty, ʿUmayyad Emirate of Córdoba. Ibn ʿAlqama was descended from a ''mawlā'' (freedman) of Abd al-Rahman ibn Umm al-Hakam al-Thaqafi, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Umm al-Ḥakam, the governor of Kūfa in Iraq in 678 under the first Umayyad Caliphate, ʿUmayyad caliph, Muʿāwiya I. He thus belonged to the tribe of Thaqīf and the faction of Ḳays. He was born between 720 and 728. He arrived in al-Andalus in 741 in the ''ṭalīʿa'' (vanguard) of the Jund Qinnasrin, Syrian army of Balj ibn Bishr. When the ʿUmayyad prince ʿAbd al-Raḥmān I made his play to restore ʿUmayyad rule in al-Andalus in 755, Ibn ʿAlqama was one of the first to rally to his banner after the ʿUmayyad's agents met with in Zaragoza. With the ''mawlā'' Badr, he rescued ʿAbd al-Raḥmān f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arab
Arabs (, , ; , , ) are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and North Africa. A significant Arab diaspora is present in various parts of the world. Arabs have been in the Fertile Crescent for thousands of years. In the 9th century BCE, the Assyrians made written references to Arabs as inhabitants of the Levant, Mesopotamia, and Arabia. Throughout the Ancient Near East, Arabs established influential civilizations starting from 3000 BCE onwards, such as Dilmun, Gerrha, and Magan (civilization), Magan, playing a vital role in trade between Mesopotamia, and the History of the Mediterranean region, Mediterranean. Other prominent tribes include Midian, ʿĀd, and Thamud mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, Bible and Quran. Later, in 900 BCE, the Qedarites enjoyed close relations with the nearby Canaan#Canaanites, Canaanite and Aramaeans, Aramaean states, and their territory extended from Lower Egypt to the Southern Levant. From 1200 BCE to 110 BCE, powerful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
