Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad
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Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad (or Abbad I; 984<ref>Biography2 Template:Webarchive</ref> – 25 January 1042) (Template:Langx) was the eponymous founder of the Abbadid dynasty; he was the first independent Muslim ruler of Seville in Al-Andalus ruling from 1023 until his death in 1042.<ref>websters-online Template:Webarchive 17 September 2011</ref>
Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad was a qadi (religious judge) when he was named governor of Seville by the caliph of Cordoba, Yahya ibn Ali ibn Hammud al-Mu'tali, in 1023. However, with the Caliphate of Cordoba losing its integrity, the Abbadids, a Sevillan family of Arabic origins, seized control.<ref>biography Template:Webarchive</ref>
As a result, later in 1023, Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad declared Seville independent from Córdoban rule,<ref>Encyclopædia Britannica Retrieved 17 September 2011</ref> establishing the taifa of Seville.
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