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Abd Allah ibn Yahya al-Kindi

d. 748 · 8th century · Also known as Talib al-Haqq

Abd Allah ibn Yahya al-Kindi (died 748), known as Talib al-Haqq, 'seeker of truth', was a judge in Hadramawt who in 746 was proclaimed imam by Ibadi missionaries from Basra. He seized Sanaa and most of Yemen, and his forces under Abu Hamza took Mecca and Medina in 747. He was killed in 748 by the army of the last Umayyad caliph, Marwan II.

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Ibadi Imamate of Hadramawt

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