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History of Islam Vol 3 of 3 by Akbar Shah Najeebabadi

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Abdur Rahman III 157<br />

Cordova with the help <strong>of</strong> some Christian troops. After a bloody battle,<br />

Musta'in was defeated while Mahdi entered Cordova victoriously and<br />

regained his throne. The Christian forces, which had been with<br />

Musta'in, joined the camp <strong>of</strong> Mahdi. This battle took a heavy toll on<br />

the Muslims. Musta'in left Cordova and stormed through the rest <strong>of</strong><br />

the country. The Christian troops on the other hand let loose a reign <strong>of</strong><br />

terror against the Muslims <strong>of</strong> Cordova, while Mahdi fell into a life <strong>of</strong><br />

pleasure and luxury. Thus Spain, which had been enjoying peace and<br />

order, became a center <strong>of</strong> looting, arson and anarchy.<br />

Deposition <strong>of</strong> Mahdi<br />

Wadah Aamiri was an ally <strong>of</strong> Mahdi but when he noticed the country<br />

was in jeopardy he indulged in extensive consultation with the<br />

influential persons <strong>of</strong> Cordova about the deposition <strong>of</strong> Mahdi and the<br />

restoration <strong>of</strong> the throne to Caliph Hisham II. They had Mahdi<br />

assassinated <strong>by</strong> a slave in the open court and Hisham U was taken out<br />

<strong>of</strong> prison and put on the throne once again.<br />

Peace with the Christian King<br />

Wadah Aamiri, the freed slave <strong>of</strong> Mansur bin Abi Aamiri, became the<br />

Prime Minister. Wadah sent the head <strong>of</strong> Mahdi to Musta'in and wrote<br />

to him that CaUph Hisham had come to the throne once again and it<br />

was proper for him to <strong>of</strong>fer his allegiance to the Caliph. But Musta'in<br />

rejected the message with contempt and Musta'in invaded Cordova<br />

with the help <strong>of</strong> the Christian king Alfonso. Cordova was surrounded<br />

after the adjoining areas were ravaged.<br />

Being fed up with the long siege and in order to bring about a<br />

separation between the Christian king and Musta'in, Hisham II gave<br />

away two hundred citadels and a few big dries adjoining the Christian<br />

kingdom. He signed a peace treaty with the Christian king who broke<br />

his relations with Musta'in. But Musta'in continued the siege with the<br />

result that the stress <strong>of</strong> the trial <strong>of</strong> strength began to show on both<br />

sides. Sometimes the citizens <strong>of</strong> Cordova would drive away the<br />

Berbers and at times, the Berbers would make progress into the city.<br />

The Christian powers took advantage <strong>of</strong> this disturbing situation and<br />

took away a number <strong>of</strong> States from Cordova.

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