Editing Abbad II al-Mu'tadid (section)

{{Short description|Ruler of Seville, Al-Andalus, from 1042 to 1069}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name         = Abbad II al-Mu'tadid
| image        = Dinar almotadid 21881.jpg
| image_size   = 300px
| alt          = 
| caption      = Gold [[dinar]] issued by Al-Mu'tadid  in [[Muslim calendar|A.H.]] 438
| succession   = Emir of the [[Taifa of Seville|Seville Taifa]]
| reign        = 1042–1069
| predecessor  = [[Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad]]
| successor    = [[Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad]]
| birth_date   = 
| birth_place  = Al-Andalus
| death_date   = 28 February 1069
| death_place  = [[Al-Andalus]]
| burial_place = Al-Andalus
| full name    = Abu ʿAmr ʿAbbad II al-Muʿtadid <br />([[Arabic]]: المعتضد بالله أبو عمرو عبَّاد)
| dynasty      = [[Abbadid dynasty|Abbadid]]
| father       = [[Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad|Muhammad ibn Abbad]]
| mother       = 
| issue        = [[Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad|Mu'tamid]] (son)
| issue-type   = Children
| religion     = [[Sunni Islam]]
}}'''Abu ʿAmr ʿAbbad II al-Muʿtadid''' ({{Langx|ar|المعتضد بالله أبو عمرو عبَّاد}}; died 28 February 1069), a member of the [[Abbadid dynasty]], was  the second independent emir of [[Seville]] (reigned 1042–1069) in [[Al-Andalus]]. His father, [[Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad]], had established the [[Taifa of Seville]], and Abbad became its emir when Abu al-Qasim died in 1042. He initially had amicable relations with his neighbour [[Ferdinand I of León|Ferdinand I]], Count of Castile and King of León, and tolerated the Christian faith in his own lands. Among other acts of friendship, he authorized the transfer of [[Isidore of Seville|Saint Isidore]]'s relics from Seville to the [[Basilica of San Isidoro]] in [[León, Spain|León]].

Al-Muʿtadid expanded his territory by conquering numerous Islamic [[taifa]]s (independent principalities),<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=ʿAbbādid dynasty {{!}} Muslim dynasty {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Abbadid-dynasty |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> including those of [[taifa of Mértola|Mértola]] (1044–45), [[taifa of Huelva|Huelva]] (1051), [[taifa of Algeciras|Algeciras]] (1055), [[taifa of Ronda|Ronda]] (1065) and [[taifa of Arcos de la Frontera|Arcos]] (1069). In 1053, he invited a number of minor Berber princes from the south to his palace in Seville, suffocating them to death by treating them to an open steam bath, having first sealed up all of the openings in the bathhouse.<ref>{{Cite book |last= Axelrod |first= Alan |date= 1995 |chapter= Abbadid al-Mu'tadid |title= Dictators and tyrants : absolute rulers and would-be rulers in world history |publisher= Facts on File |pages= 1 |isbn= 0816028664 |oclc= 243807376 |url= https://archive.org/details/dictatorstyrants00axel/page/n15/mode/2up?q=1053 |url-access= registration }}</ref> He also fought against the [[Zirids]] of [[Kingdom of Granada|Granada]] and the Aftasids of [[taifa of Badajoz|Badajoz]], but with no conclusive results. In 1063, when Ferdinand I appeared with an army on the outskirts of Seville, Al-Muʿtadid was forced to acknowledge his suzerainty and to pay him tribute.

Al-Muʿtadid died in 1069 and was succeeded by his son, [[al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad]].

[[File:Dirham almotadid 20320.jpg|thumb|[[Billon (alloy)|Billon]] [[dirham]] of Abbad II al-Mu'tadid, dated AH 439 (AD 1047/48).|center]]