At a glance
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe · Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
In time
Overview
al-Maqqari, in "Nafh al-Tib", reports that Ibn Hud rose against the Almohads, seized al-Andalus, and called for the Abbasid caliph. He mentions that most rulers of that time acknowledged his authority. 1
The letter of appointment and congratulation
An Abbasid letter from Baghdad, granting Ibn Hud the governorship of al-Andalus, reached Ibn Hud. Abu al-Mutarrif, judge of Shatiba, congratulated him with a letter describing the Abbasid robes of honour and what of them had been displayed to people's eyes. It concludes that the Abbasid state was prayed for in the lands of al-Andalus. 1
Needs an additional source: the date of about 626 AH is taken from the context of the revolt; the conversion is derived.
Connections
- Had participant
- محمد بن يوسف بن هود
People and things also explored
Loss of Merida from Ibn Hud· Murcia handed to the enemy by treaty· محمد بن يوسف بن هود
Sources
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p. 319-321
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Abbasid Investiture of Ibn Hud”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/abbasid-investiture-ibn-hud/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.