In his first year in government, King Peter III of Aragon and his fleet stopped by Manurqa on their way to the city of Constantine (North Africa). Bugron, the Lord of Constantine, had secretly plotted with Peter to convert to Christianity and surrender the city to the Crown of Aragon. According to Ramon Muntaner’s Cronica, Abû ‘Umar sent messengers to North Africa letting know of this plot. The consequences were that Bugron was executed and Peter’s surprise invasion was discovered.
Ruins of the fortress of Santa Àgueda
Years later, Peter and King James II of Majorca, (Menorca’s vassal lord) came into a dispute. Peter’s son King Alfons III of Aragon set out from Salou on 22 November 1286 with an invasion force against Manûrqa. This was both to avenge Abû ‘Umar ibn Sa’îd and James II. He arrived on 5 January 1287. Abû ‘Umar ibn Sa’îd prepared himself with mercenary troops from North Africa. The first battle took place on 17 January. Alfons won this battle and Abû ‘Umar ibn Sa’îd and a few of his followers fled to the fortress near Madina al Jazira, nowadays known as the fortress of Santa Àgueda.
On 21 January, Abû ‘Umar ibn Sa’îd, seeing himself outnumbered, signed his surrender with the treaty of San Agayz. He was allowed to leave the island towards North Africa, with two hundred of his followers, the remains of his father, his library and fifty swords. Alfons chartered him a ship manned by a Genoese, which according to Muntaner, encountered a storm off the North African coast and was destroyed. There were no survivors.
abû, umar, this, article, possibly, contains, original, research, please, improve, verifying, claims, made, adding, inline, citations, statements, consisting, only, original, research, should, removed, december, 2013, learn, when, remove, this, template, messa. This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed December 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Abu Umar ibn Sa id Arabic أبو عمر بن سعيد died c 1287 was son of Abu Uthman Sa id ibn Hakam al Qurashi and last ra is 1 of Manurqa 1282 1287 Abu Umar ibn Sa idBornTavira PortugalDied1287In his first year in government King Peter III of Aragon and his fleet stopped by Manurqa on their way to the city of Constantine North Africa Bugron the Lord of Constantine had secretly plotted with Peter to convert to Christianity and surrender the city to the Crown of Aragon According to Ramon Muntaner s Cronica Abu Umar sent messengers to North Africa letting know of this plot The consequences were that Bugron was executed and Peter s surprise invasion was discovered Ruins of the fortress of Santa AguedaYears later Peter and King James II of Majorca Menorca s vassal lord came into a dispute Peter s son King Alfons III of Aragon set out from Salou on 22 November 1286 with an invasion force against Manurqa This was both to avenge Abu Umar ibn Sa id and James II He arrived on 5 January 1287 Abu Umar ibn Sa id prepared himself with mercenary troops from North Africa The first battle took place on 17 January Alfons won this battle and Abu Umar ibn Sa id and a few of his followers fled to the fortress near Madina al Jazira nowadays known as the fortress of Santa Agueda On 21 January Abu Umar ibn Sa id seeing himself outnumbered signed his surrender with the treaty of San Agayz He was allowed to leave the island towards North Africa with two hundred of his followers the remains of his father his library and fifty swords Alfons chartered him a ship manned by a Genoese which according to Muntaner encountered a storm off the North African coast and was destroyed There were no survivors Notes edit Arabic Chief leader Sources editRamon Muntaner Chronicle tr Lady Goodenough available in PDF format Preceded by Abu Uthman Sa id ibn Hakam al Qurashi Ra is of Manurqa Succeeded by Abu Umar ibn Sa id was the last Ra is of Manurqa Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abu 27Umar ibn Sa 27id amp oldid 1146556503, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
