Abu Ayyub 1

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitM/L VII
Dates669 (taq) / 670 (tpq)
ReligionMuslim
EthnicityArab
LocationsConstantinople
Textual SourcesTabari, 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)

In AH 49 (Feb. 669/Jan. 670) Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (Abu Ayyub 1) was one of those who accompanied Yezid 1 on his expedition against Constantinople: Tabari XVIII, p. 94. See also Abdullah 3, Abdullah 8 and Abdullah 9.

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