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Anbasa ibn Suhaym al-Kalbi

Anbasa ibn Suḥaym al-Kalbi (Arabic: عنبسة بن سحيم الكلبي) was the Muslim wali (governor) of al-Andalus, from 721 to 726. Anbasa belonged to the tribe of Banu Kalb, which was established in southern Syria and northern Arabia since pre-Islamic times. Immediately after his appointment, Anbasa doubled taxes on Christians; however, it is thought that this increase did not affect most of the recently conquered estates and towns, subdued by treaty on very specific conditions (taxes, land ownership, etc.), but lands under direct Arab rule and new towns being conquered in Septimania. Coincidentally, a dynastic struggle arose among Muslims in the Middle East. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Anbasa ibn Suhaym al-Kalbi is the 14,988th most popular politician (down from 14,399th in 2024). (down from 3,890th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Anbasa ibn Suhaym al-Kalbi ranks 14,988 out of 19,576. Before him are Gholam Reza Azhari, Avi Dichter, Eudokia Dekapolitissa, Hamoud bin Mohammed of Zanzibar, Eric Chu, and Jakov Milatović. After him are Francisco Antonino Vidal, Naram-Sin of Assyria, Zababa-shuma-iddin, Govind Ballabh Pant, Ernst Wetter, and Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet.