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Husayn of Zaragoza (in theArabic sourcesAl Hossain ibn Yahia al Ansari ibn Saad al Obadi andحسين بن يحي الانصاريḤusayn ibn Yaḥyà al-Anṣārī oالحسين بن يحي الانصاريAl-Ḥusayn ibn Yaḥyà al-Anṣārī) was a descendant ofSa'd ibn Ubadah the companion ofMuhammad, and theWali (governor) ofZaragoza from 774 to 781.
In 774 Husayn conspired with theQahtanitearistocracy against theemir, proclaiming the rule of theAbbasid Caliphate in Hispania. In response, the emir sent general Abd al-Melek bin Umar, who obtained the allegiance ofAbu Taur of Huesca and theWali of Tudela, but who was rejected in Zaragoza.
In 777, the Wali ofBarcelona,Sulayman al-Arabi (Sulayman ibn Yaqdhan al-Kalbi in the Arabic sources) offeredCharlemagne his own allegiance and the allegiance of Husayn inPaderborn. But when in 778 Charlemagne arrived in Zaragoza, Husayn denied any promise. As Charlemagne could not take the city, he withdrew after a month, which then led to theBattle of Roncevaux Pass. In 780 Husayn had Sulayman al-Arabi killed after he returned to Zaragoza.
In 781 the EmirAbd ar-Rahman I sent general Tsalaba ben Obaid to re-take Zaragoza for the Caliphate. After a long siege, Husayn agreed to a truce. His son, Said bin Husayn, was given to the Emir as a hostage.
According to the historian al-Nuwayri, Husayn was killed soon after his surrender.
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