Umar ibn Hafsun

Umar ibn Hafsun (Arabic: عمر بن حفصون ) (* 850, † 917) was the leader of a revolt in Al- Andalus ( 880-918 ).

Umar ibn Hafsun was the son of wealthy Muslim landowners in the area of Ronda, who came from the old Visigoth nobility. After private disputes and a homicide at 879 he collected Lawless around and made ​​the area of ​​Málaga, uncertainly. Although he came first in captivity, but managed to escape to Africa.

From there, he soon returned and was 884 leaders of the insurgents in the southern provinces in the Emirate of Córdoba. Main base the fortress was Bobastro in Málaga, which defied even several sieges by the Umayyads. At the height of his power, he ruled the provinces of Malaga and Granada, and had close links with the insurgents in Jaén. He was based in the fight against the Umayyad especially on Berber and Mozarabs.

He also built up contacts with the Aghlabids and later the Fatimids in Ifriqiya, but took off his followers when he converted to Christianity. Also managed the Umayyadenemir Abdallah by the alliance with the Banu Khaldun ibn Umar Hafsun largely to isolate. Still, he could not be decisively beaten until his death of the Umayyads.

Under his son Sulayman himself was still Bobastro to 928 against Abd ar -Rahman III. claim before the rebellion put down and the Hafsun clan was driven into exile.