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People: William Petty, Earl of Shelburne
Location: Tarawa Island Tarawa Island Kiribati

The belligerent parties in Andalusia, eventually tiring …

Years: 743 - 743

The belligerent parties in Andalusia, eventually tiring of war, appeal to the Ifriqiyan emir Handhala ibn Safwan al-Kalbi to resolve the matter.

Handhala dispatches his cousin Abu al-Khattar ibn Darar al-Kalbi as the new governor for al-Andalus.

Abu al-Khattar arrives in May 743 and immediately sets about restoring peace in Andalusia, liberating prisoners (Arab and Berber) and figuring a resolution to the displaced Syrian troops.

He decides to distribute the various Syrian junds across Spain, carving out regimental fiefs in hitherto thinly-held areas: …