- Husayn of Zaragoza
Husayn of Zaragoza (in the Arabic sources "Al Hossain ibn Yahia al Ansari ibn Saad al Obadi"), "Wali" (governor) of
Zaragoza , which is now the Spanish province ofAragón , from 774 to 781.Events during the rule of Husayn
*In 774 Husayn conspired with the
Yemen itearistocracy against theemir , proclaiming the rule of theAbbasid Caliphate in Hispania. In response, the emir sent general Abd al-Melek bin Umar, who obtained the allegiance ofAbu Taur of Huesca and theWali of Tudela , but who was rejected in Zaragoza.*In 777, the Wali of
Barcelona ,Sulayman al-Arabi ("Suleiman bin Ioctan al-Quelbi" in the Arabic sources) offeredCharlemagne his own allegiance and the allegiance of Husayn inPaderborn . But when in 778 Charlemagne arrived in Zaragoza, Husayn denied any promise. As Charlemagne could not take the city, he withdrew after a month. In 780 Husayn had Sulayman al-Arabi killed after he returned to Zaragoza.*In 781 the Emir
Abd ar-Rahman I sent general Tsalaba ben Obaid to re-take Zaragoza for the Caliphate. After a long siege, Husayn agreed a truce. His son, Said bin Husayn, was given to the Emir as a hostage.According to the historian al-Nuwayri Husayn was killed soon after his surrender.
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