Abu Taghlib

Fadl Allah Abu Taghlib al-Ghadanfar ʿUddat al-Dawla, usually known simply by his kunya as Abu Taghlib, is the third Hamdanid ruler of the Emirate of Mosul, encompassing most of the Jazira.

His reign is troubled, being marked by conflicts with some of his brothers, antagonism with the various branches of the Buyids for influence in Baghdad, and attacks by the Byzantine Empire under John I Tzimiskes.

His relations with the Buyid emir of Iraq, 'Izz al-Dawla Bakhtiyar, are initially hostile, but the two later conclude an alliance.

In 978, the Jazira is occupied by the Buyids of Shiraz under 'Adud al-Dawla, and he flees to the Fatimid-controlled parts of Syria, where he tries to secure the governorship of Damascus, and becomes involved in local rivalries that result in his defeat in battle and execution on August 29, 979.

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