Abu Rakwa
Al-Walīd b. Hishām b. ʿAbd al-Malik, better known in the Egyptian sources as Abū Rakwa (d. on 20 March 1007[1]) was an alleged Andalusi Ummayad prince who arrived in Barqa from Spain in 1005 and waged war on the Fatimid Caliphate with the support of the Banu Qurra. After taking the city and defeating a Fatimid army, his band invaded Egypt and nearly toppled the regime of al-Hakim after a battle in Giza against an army led by ‘Ali b. Ja‘far b. Fallah. Yet, he diverted his revolt to Fayyum and the Fatimids managed to get the Banu Qurra again on their side, collapsing thereby the rebellion. Abū Rakwa fled to Nubia, where he was captured and sent to Cairo, where he was executed.[2]
References
- ^ "Abū Rakwa - Brill References". Brill Online Reference Works.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Kennedy, Hugh (2004). The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates: The Islamic Near East from the 6th to the 11th Century. Harlow: Longman. p. 332. ISBN 0582405254.