Qantrara was an important Ibadite city and the chief town of Rustamid controlled Qastiliya located in the vicinity of Nefta on the Souf road. [1] [2] It was mainly populated by the Nafusa. [1] [2]
Aghlabid attack
After the battle of manu, the Aghlabids attacked Qantrara and later attacked Nafzawa. [1] [2] In August–September 897, Ibrahim's son Abu l-'Abbas returned and attacked the Nafusa. [1] [2] Its in these campaign where around 300 or 500 inhabitants including 80 scholars were imprisoned and brought back to Ifriqiya where they were massacred and gruesomely executed by Ibrahim. [1] [2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Virginie, Prevost. (2008). L’aventure ibāḍite dans le Sud tunisien. Effervescence d’une région méconnue. Helsinki, Academia Scientiarum Fennica (Humaniora vol. 350), 2008. 479 p..
- ^ a b c d e Prevost, Virginie (2012-12-03). "Les enjeux de la bataille de Mânû (283/896)". Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Méditerranée (in French) (132): 75–90. doi: 10.4000/remmm.7825. ISSN 0997-1327.
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Qantrara was an important Ibadite city and the chief town of Rustamid controlled Qastiliya located in the vicinity of Nefta on the Souf road. [1] [2] It was mainly populated by the Nafusa. [1] [2]
Aghlabid attack
After the battle of manu, the Aghlabids attacked Qantrara and later attacked Nafzawa. [1] [2] In August–September 897, Ibrahim's son Abu l-'Abbas returned and attacked the Nafusa. [1] [2] Its in these campaign where around 300 or 500 inhabitants including 80 scholars were imprisoned and brought back to Ifriqiya where they were massacred and gruesomely executed by Ibrahim. [1] [2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Virginie, Prevost. (2008). L’aventure ibāḍite dans le Sud tunisien. Effervescence d’une région méconnue. Helsinki, Academia Scientiarum Fennica (Humaniora vol. 350), 2008. 479 p..
- ^ a b c d e Prevost, Virginie (2012-12-03). "Les enjeux de la bataille de Mânû (283/896)". Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Méditerranée (in French) (132): 75–90. doi: 10.4000/remmm.7825. ISSN 0997-1327.
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