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al-Ḳuras̲h̲ī al-Marwānī , great grandson of the Umayyad caliph of Damascus al-Walīd I. After the ¶ fall of the Umayyad dynasty, Ḥabīb b. ʿAbd al-Malik fled from Syria and arrived in Spain in advance of his cousin, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. Muʿāwiya, the future ʿAbd al-Raḥmān I of Cordova; when this Umayyad claimant arrived, Ḥabīb gave him his support and encouraged him in his aspirations. On the eve of the battle of al-Muṣāra (138/756), which was to decide the fate of the throne of Cordova, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān appointed Ḥabīb commander in chief of the cavalry. After victory had been achieved, ʿAbd al…

al-Ḳuras̲h̲ī al-Marwānī, arrière-petit-fils du calife umayyade de Damas al-Walīd Ier. Après la chute de la dynastie umayyade, Ḥabīb b. ʿAbd al-Malik s’enfuit de Syrie et précéda en Espagne son cousin ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. Muʿāwiya, le futur ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Ier de Cordoue; dès l’arrivée de ce prétendant umayyade, il fit cause commune avec lui et l’encouragea dans ses aspirations. La veille de la bataille d’al-Muṣāra (138/756), qui devait décider du sort du trône de Cordoue, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān confia à Ḥabīb le commandement en chef de la cavalerie. Une fois la victoire acquise, ʿAbd al-Raḥmân Ier a…