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Umar ibn Hafsun

Christian leader of anti-Ummayad dynasty forces in southern Iberia

b. 850 CE – d. 917 CE World The Middle of The Earth

`Umar ibn Hafsun ibn Ja'far ibn Salim (c. 850 – 917), known in Spanish history as Omar ben Hafsun, is a 9th-century Christian leader of anti-Ummayad dynasty forces in southern Iberia.

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Moran, J. (2017). Umar ibn Hafsun. History Atlas. Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/umar-ibn-hafsun/

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