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Ibn Marwan


Ibn Marwân (‘Abd al Rahmân Ibn Marwân ibn Yūnus, also known as Ibn al-Djillīqui or "Son of a Galician") (d. c. 889), was a Iberian Sufi Muladi whose family had come from northern Portugal and settled near Merida.



In 868, leading a host of Muladin and Mozarabs, he rebelled against Emir Muhammad I of Córdoba and after a heroic resistance he got honourable surrendering terms from the Emir and was given Badajoz whom he started to fortify.

Knowing of an incoming attack by the Emirate forces, he fled northwards settling in the castle of Karkar (now Carquere, near Lamego, Portugal). Afterwards, at Ibn Marwân’s request, king Alfonso III of León sent him auxiliary troops and the combined army defeated the Emirate forces. Returning to Badajoz, now a well fortified city, he established his rule throughout the whole of the Al'Garb Al'Andalus.

Between 876 and 877 he also erected the Castle of Marvão, in Portugal, a place already known in the 10th century as Amaia de Ibn Maruán or Fortaleza de Amaia.
His dynasty lasted until 930.

References:

VELOZO, Francisco José (1969), Um Muçulmano Precursor da Independência Portuguesa: Bem Marvão, o Galego in O Islão, n.º 5, Agosto.
CAMPOS, José A. Correia de, Monumentos da antiguidade árabe em Portugal, pp. 111-112.
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The Council of Marvão (Marwan) publishes the excellent magazine Ibn Marwan dealing with social, archeological, popular and religious aspects of the village of Marwan. Another Portuguese village proudly moorish!

Portuguese:

Abd'Al Rahman Ibn Muhammad Ibn Marwan Ibn Yunus Al Djillîqî (algo como Abderramão filho de Maomé filho de Marvão filho de João o Galego), de seu nome completíssimo, conhecido por Ibn Marwan (ou Ibn Maruán), o Galego, foi um muladi sufista que, no último quartel do século IX, se rebelou contra o emir de Córdova, tendo criado o seu próprio reino, com capital em Badajoz. Reza a história que a Fortaleza de Amaia, também conhecida, no século X, como Amaia de Ibn Maruán (e, posteriormente, como Marvão, apenas), lhe servia de refúgio estratégico, sempre que não se sentia seguro na sua capital.

A fundação (Al Mossassa) das duas localidades foi celebrada em dois momentos distintos, em Badajoz e Marvão, com eventos vários, como conferências, animação de rua, comércio tradicional medieval das culturas co-existentes ("Mercado das 3 Culturas"), exibições e workshop de dança do ventre, espectáculos de serpentes e de falcoaria, actividades para crianças, passeios de burro, animais exóticos e da quinta, artesanato de cariz islâmico, comidas, bebidas e música

Until now of they have published around 14 numbers of this magazine with older issues avaiable online (portuguese only) .








The Village or Marvão organizes with the Spanish City of Badajoz (Batalyaws) the yearly festival AlMossassa where both communities celebrate their glourious arabic and muslim past: below there are some posters of previous editions...




The Moorish Castle of Ibn Marwan (Marvão):





and Ibn Marwan (Abd al Rahmân Ibn Marwân ibn Yūnus Ibn al-Djillīqui )...the man himself...May Allah (swt) be pleased with him!


these photos were taken from his statue in Badajoz (Spain):