Abd al-Malik Imad ad-Daula

Abd al-Malik Imad ad-Daula ( Arabic عبد الملك عماد الدولة, DMG 'abd al-malik' Imad al-Dawla , or Abd al-Malik ibn Musta'in , * before 1100 , † 1130 ) was the fifth and last of the dynasty of Banu Hud originating Emir in Taifa of Zaragoza . He only ruled Zaragoza briefly in 1110 (503 in the Islamic calendar ).

Life

Abd al-Malik ibn Musta'in, full name Abu-Marwan Abd al-Malik ibn Ahmad ibn Hud Imad ad-Daula , Arabic أبو مروان عبد الملك بن أحمد بن هود عماد الدولة, DMG abū marwān 'abd al-malik ibn aḥmad ibn hūd' imād al-dawla , was given the honorary title Imad ad-Daula - Pillar of the Dynasty ( Arabic عماد الدولة' DMG ' imād al-dawla ). In Latin he was known as Mitadolus .

After his father, Ahmad II al-Musta'in, died on January 24, 1110 in the battle against Aragón at the Battle of Valtierra , Abd al-Malik became heir to the throne. Since he was constantly harassed by the Almoravids and the troops of the kingdoms of Aragon and Navarre , he was forced to pray for help from the kingdom of Castile . His request for help was granted, but he had to accept the status of a vassal of Castile.

The Almoravids, led by their Emir Ali ibn Yusuf , could not accept this and so they took Zaragoza on May 31 of the same year. The Almoravids installed Muhammad ibn al-Hajj as governor , who later acted de facto as emir. Abd al-Malik then withdrew to his impregnable fortress of Rueda , where he created a miniature state consisting of Rueda, several forts near Calatayud and the city of Borja . Nevertheless, the independence of the Taifa from Zaragoza was from now on permanently lost.

Abd al-Malik kept a large part of the royal state vault in Rueda and so he could continue to fight against the Almoravids. In December of the year 1118, Zaragoza was finally taken by Alfonso I and it was not long before the Almoravids lost the entire Taifa of Zaragoza. After the Battle of Cutanda in 1120, Calatayud and Daroca were also lost. In this last campaign against the Almoravids, Abd al-Malik was also involved, who on this occasion Wilhelm IX. , the Duke of Aquitaine . Out of friendship, he gave him a vase made from a single rock crystal . Eleanor of Aquitaine later gave this wonderful work of art to the King of France Louis VII.

After the defeat of the Almoravids in 1118, Abd al-Malik was tolerated by Alfonso I in Rueda, but in 1124 he lost Borja to the King of Aragón. He stayed in his fortress Rueda until his death in 1130 (year 524 of the Islamic calendar). He was followed in Rueda by his son Saif ad-Daula Ahmad III. who was known as Zafadola by Christian historians .

Offspring

Abd al-Malik had a son, Saif ad-Daula Ahmad III.

swell

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ Álvarez Palenzuela, Vicente Ángel: Edad Media: Historia de España . Ed .: Vicente Ángel Álvarez Palenzuela. 2005, ISBN 84-344-6793-3 , pp. 329 .
2. ^ Jean Flori : Aliénor d'Aquitaine. La pure insoumise . Payot, Paris 2004, ISBN 2-228-89829-5 , pp. 37 .

predecessor	Office	successor
Ahmad II	Emir of Saragossa 1110	Muhammad ibn al-Hajj