Ibn Jahhaf

Ibn Yahhaf
Governor of the Taifa of Valencia
ReignTaifa of Valencia: 1092–1094
PredecessorYahya al-Qadir
SuccessorRodrigo Díaz de Vivar (El Cid)
Died1095
Valencia
ReligionIslam

Abu Ahmad Jaafar bin Abdullah bin Jahhaff al-Ma’afari or Ibn Yahhaf (died 1094) was a judge and was the last ruler of the Taifa of Valencia before it fell to El Cid in 1094.[1]

Biography

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Ibn Jahhaff, previously a judge in the city of Valencia, became ruler of the Taifa of Valencia after instigating a popular revolt with support of the pro-Almoravid faction against his predecessor Yahya al-Qadir in 1092.[2] This triggered El Cid to invade and lay siege to the city of Valencia. After the fall of the city in June 17 1094,[3] Ibn Jahhaff was captured and executed, most likely by burning.

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References

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  1. ^ "Ibn Yahhaf | Real Academia de la Historia". dbe.rah.es. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  2. ^ Dunlop, D.M. (1942). "The Dhunnunids of Toledo" (PDF). The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. 74 (2): 77–96. doi:10.1017/S0035869X00094120. JSTOR 25221842. S2CID 162464922. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  3. ^ Alberto Montaner Frutos, «La fecha exacta de la rendición de Valencia», en Montaner Frutos y Boix Jovaní (2005:285-287).
Preceded by King of Valencia
1092–1094
Succeeded by
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar
(as Prince of Valencia)