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History of Islam Vol 3 of 3 by Akbar Shah Najeebabadi

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158 The <strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Islam</strong><br />

End <strong>of</strong> Hisham<br />

At last Musta'in occupied Cordova in Shawal in 403 A.H. Hisham II<br />

was either killed or had disappeared without leaving any trace<br />

behind. Wadah Aamiri had already been killed a few days prior.<br />

Musta'in thus came to the throne <strong>of</strong> Cordova.<br />

Musta'in Billah<br />

Musta'in was now the Caliph <strong>of</strong> Cordova. But various provinces had<br />

become independent <strong>of</strong> the central rule <strong>of</strong> Cordova. Ibn Ubad began<br />

to rule in Seville, Ibn Aftas in Badajoz, Ibn Abi Aamir in Valencia and<br />

Murcia, Ibn Hud in Saragossa and Mujahid Aamiri in Denia and<br />

Alzira. The northern Christian states took full advantage <strong>of</strong> the<br />

turbulent situation. Every Christian State annexed the territories<br />

adjoining it. The era <strong>of</strong> anarchy took hold <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Islam</strong>ic caliphate,<br />

which was tom into pieces.<br />

Assassination <strong>of</strong> Musta'in<br />

Musta'in ruled Cordova and its suburbs till Muharram, 407 A.H. and<br />

after ruling nominally for a period <strong>of</strong> three years and a few months<br />

Musta'in was arrested and killed shortly after being defeated on a<br />

battleground adjoining Seville. This led to the end <strong>of</strong> the Umayyad rule.<br />

End <strong>of</strong> the Umayyad Rule<br />

Although the rule <strong>of</strong> the Umayyad dynasty had come to an end in 407<br />

A.H. with the assassination <strong>of</strong> Musta'in some <strong>of</strong> the Umayyads tried<br />

to regain power and in some cases gained nominal success, <strong>by</strong> 408<br />

A.H. the end was complete. Ali bin Humud came to the throne in 407<br />

A.H. after killing Musta'in. He and his brother ruled Cordova until<br />

413 A.H. Ibn Jumud's rule ended in 413 A.H. and Abdur Rahman bin<br />

Hisham bin Abdul Jabbar, the brother <strong>of</strong> Mahdi came to the throne in<br />

Ramadan 414 A.H. with the support <strong>of</strong> the people <strong>of</strong> Cordova. He<br />

adopted the title <strong>of</strong> "Mustahzhir". Within two months Muhammad<br />

bin Abdur Rahman bin Ubaidullah bin Abdur Rahman won the<br />

throne <strong>of</strong> Cordova and began to rule with "Mustakfi" as his title.

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