Abu Hafs
✓ Source-basedrisingAndalusi conqueror of Crete (died 855)
PoliticiansLived 750 to 850 · aged 100
Fame48.7
Momentum4.9
Languages14
Peak2000s
In century#314
Umar ibn Hafs ibn Shuayb ibn Isa al-Balluti was the leader of a group of Andalusi refugees who seized control of Alexandria and, after being expelled from the city by the Abbasids, conquered the Byzantine island of Crete, becoming the first Emir of Crete.
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The Andalusis address their leader Apochaps, miniature from the Madrid Skylitzes manuscript
The Andalusi fleet sails towards Crete, miniature from the Madrid Skylitzes
Abu Hafs orders the torching of his ships after reaching Crete, miniature from the Madrid Skylitzes
A monk shows the Andalusis where to build Chandax, miniature from the Madrid Skylitzes
The Byzantines under Ooryphas ambush and defeat the Andalusis, miniature from the Madrid SkylitzesPoliticians born in the 750s 6
About this person
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Politicians
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Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 750 to 850 · aged 100
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14 languages
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