Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad (or Abbad I; 1013[1] or 984[2] - 25 January 1042) was the founder and eponym of the Abbadid dynasty; he was the first independent Muslim ruler of Seville in Al-Andalus (ruled 1023–1042),was deceased in 1042.[3]
With the caliphate of Cordoba losing integrity, the Abbadids, a Sevillan family of Arabic origins, seized control becoming head of state.[4][5]
He was named governor of Seville by caliph Yahya ibn Ali ibn Hammud al-Mu'tali in 1023, but the same year he declared Seville independent from the Córdoban rule,[6] establishing the taifa of Seville.
Abbad had a reputation as being a cruel leader.[7]
| Preceded by Ismail Ibn Qarais |
Abbadid dynasty 1023–1042 |
Succeeded by Abbad II al-Mu'tadid |