Abdallah ibn Ibrahim

Abu'l-Abbas Abdallah I ibn Ibrahim ibn al-Aghlab was the second Aghlabid emir of Ifriqiya, ruling from October/November 812 to his death on 25 June 817.[1]

He was known for his beauty, but also for his arbitrary rule,[1] as he introduced a tax on crops in cash, instead of the usual tithe in kind. This tax was contrary to Quranic precedent and aroused much opposition. When Abdallah died shortly after, it was widely considered as a divine punishment.[2]

He was succeeded by his brother Ziyadat Allah I.[1]

References
  1. Marçais & Schacht 1960, p. 250.
  2. Marçais & Schacht 1960, p. 248.

Sources
  • Marçais, G.; Schacht, J. (1960). "Ag̲h̲labids or Banu 'l-Ag̲h̲lab". In Gibb, H. A. R.; Kramers, J. H.; Lévi-Provençal, E.; Schacht, J.; Lewis, B.; Pellat, Ch. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, New Edition, Volume I: A–B. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 247–250. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_COM_0024. OCLC 495469456.
Abdallah ibn Ibrahim
Preceded by
Ibrahim I		 Emir of Ifriqiya
812–817		 Succeeded by
Ziyadat Allah I
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