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Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib al-Fihri (died 755) was an Arab noble of the Oqbid or Fihrid family, and ruler of Ifriqiya (North Africa) from 745 through 755 AD. ==Background== Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib was a great-grandson of Oqba ibn Nafi al-Fihri (Muslim Arab conqueror of North Africa). His family, the al-Fihris, were among the leading Arab families of the Maghreb. In 740, he joined his father Habib ibn Abi Obeida in an Arab expedition across the water to Sicily in what was possibly the first attempt at a full-scale invasion of the island (rather than a mere raid). They had a successful landing and laid a brief siege to Syracuse, securing its submission to tribute. But the break-out of the Great Berber Revolt in the Maghreb forced the al-Fihris to cancel the invasion of Sicily and ship their army quickly back to Africa to help quell the uprising. The Arabs were defeated by the Berbers the Battle of Bagdoura (near the Sebou) (741). His father killed in the field, Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib narrowly escaped himself and fled across the straits to Spain with the remnant of the Arab army. While in Spain, Ibn Habib intrigued in the conflict which immediately erupted between the commanders of the defeated army (the 'Syrian' regiments (''junds'')), and the resident governor, Abd al-Malik ibn Qatan al-Fihri, When the Syrian commander Balj ibn Bishr al-Qushayri tortured and executed the elderly Ibn Qatan, a Fihrid relative, Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib openly broke with the Syrians and joined the Andalusian (''baladi'') party. He participated in the Battle of Aqua Portora in August 740, and is claimed by at least one chronicler (Ibn al-Khatam) of seeking out and fatally wounding Balj in the heat of battle (although here he is likely confused with another Abd al-Rahman, Ibn al-Qama al-Lakhmi, the governor of Narbonne and commander of the Andalusians). In the aftermath, Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib tried to forward himself as a candidate to replace the governor, but gave up his ambitions with the arrival of Abu al-Khattar ibn Dirar al-Kalbi as Andalusian governor in 743, who set about pacifying the situation. In 743, or soon after, Ibn Habib left Spain and returned to Ifriqiya (although, apparently, he may have left his son, Yusuf behind). Ibn Habib may have served briefly under the Kairouan governor Handhala ibn Safwan al-Kalbi in a variety of military capacities, including command of the Tunis garrison. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib al-Fihri」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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