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Aysun
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'''Aysun''' was the son of
Sulayman al-Arabi (
wali of Barcelona and Girona c.
875–
880)
Aysun, together with his father
Sulayman al-Arabi, joined
Charlemagne's army that was directed to
Zaragoza in
788. As Zaragoza had not submitted to Charlemagne, this led to the taking of hostages between his allies, and including Sulayman al-Arabi. Aysun and his brother
Matruh ben Sulayman al-Arabi were allied to the
Basque people Basques, and in
Roncesvalles defeated the frankish army (788) and released his father. It seems that the father remained in Zaragoza and sent to Matruh to govern
Barcelona (with
Girona). In
780 Sulayman was killed by
Husayn of Zaragoza. Then Aysun moved his the loyalty to emir and he participated in the assault to Zaragoza in 781 (that compelled to Husayn submit) and in the subsequent expedition to Basque territories and to Cerdaña, moving then to Barcelona where his brother had to govern now submitted to the emir.
Aysun has two servants called Amrus (later general
Amrus ben Yusuf) and Sabrit, that later than 785 were converted to serving Matruh. He soon revolted and took Huesca and Zaragoza about
789, but was killed by Amrus (after this a well know supporter of the emir) and Sabrit in
791 or
792.
It is speculated he could have been made a prisoner during the capture of Girona and sent to
Aachen, where he could have escaped in the 826, already ancient, to lead the revolt of the goths and supporters of the peace with the Muslims (
Aissó), but there is no evidence to demonstrate this. Probably this is a confusion of two different people with many personal similarities, and with biographical facts that would make possible an identity. This possibility depends mainly on the statements of the historian al-Udri, the one which mixed facts of various eras.
Category:Medieval Catalan and Occitan history
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