At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Overview
Abd al-Nabi, who seized power in Zabid, and had cut off the Abbasid khutba there. 2
The campaign of Turanshah
Shams al-Dawla Turanshah ibn Ayyub set out against him with the permission of Nur al-Din in Rajab 569 AH. 2 The people of Zabid who were with Turanshah broke away from him, so he went out to them with his army and their force was defeated; the attackers set ladders against the wall and took the city by force. 2
Capture
He and his wife, known as al-Hurra, were taken prisoner. Ibn al-Athir describes her as a righteous woman who gave much charity to the poor among the pilgrims. Turanshah handed him over to Sayf al-Dawla Mubarak ibn Kamil al-Munqidhi to extract money from him, and he showed them where his father's treasures were buried. 2
Connections
- Fought
- Shams al-Dawla Turanshah ibn Ayyub
- Participated in
- Turanshah's conquest of Zabid (569 AH)
People and things also explored
Turanshah's conquest of Zabid (569 AH)· Shams al-Dawla Turanshah ibn Ayyub· The battle of the Sudan between the two palaces· Saladin (Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub)· Zabid
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 52-53
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p.52-53
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Abd al-Nabi, lord of Zabid”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abd-al-nabi-sahib-zabid/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.