Abdullah 9 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | M/L VII |
| Dates | 669 (taq) / 693 (tpq) |
| Variant Names | `Abdallah |
| Religion | Muslim |
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Locations | Constantinople |
| Textual Sources | Tabari, al-, Ta'rikh al-rusul wa-l-muluk, ed. M.-J. de Goeje et al., 15 vols. (Leiden 1879-1901); Eng tr. The History of al-Tabari, general editor E. Yar-Shater, 39 vols. (New York, 1985-) (history) |
Abdullah 9 was `Abd Allah b. `Umar al-Khattab, son of the caliph `Umar (Omar 1); see Encyclopaedia of Islam, vol. I, pp. 53-54. In AH 49 (Feb. 669/Jan. 670) he was one of those who accompanied Yezid 1 on an expedition against Constantinople: Tabari XVIII, p. 94. See also Abdullah 3, Abdullah 8 and Abu Ayyub 1. For further references to him, see Tabari XVIII, pp. 167, 186-187, 208-209. He died in AH 73 (May 692/May 693); see Encyclopaedia of Islam, cited above.
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