Hudiden

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Front of the Aljafería
Interior of the Aljafería

The Hudids or Banū Hūd ( Arabic بنو هود) - also (in the genitive) Bani Hūd - were an Arab dynasty ruling from 1039 to 1110 in Saragossa in today's Spain .

After the local rulers of Saragossa, the Tujibids , had broken away from the Caliphate of Córdoba in 1017 , the Hūdids there came to power under Sulaiman ben Hud al Musta'in (1039-1046) in 1039 . His successors Ahmad I al-Muqtadir (1046-1081 / 1082), Yusuf al-Mutaman (1081 / 1082-1085) and Ahmad II al-Musta'in (1085-1110) were great patrons of art and culture. The residence " Aljafería " built by Ahmad I al-Muqtadir is the only almost completely preserved residence from the time of the Taifa kingdoms . However, in 1055 the Hudids had to recognize the supremacy of Christian Castile and pay tribute. The vizier of three emirs was the Jew Ibn Hasdai .

Since 1086 the Hudids led the resistance of the Taifa kingdoms against the Almoravids . It was not until 1110 that they were able to subdue Saragossa and overthrow the Hudids. However, Aragón drove the Almoravids from Saragossa as early as 1118 and thus gained control of the Ebro Valley. Descendants made history up to the 13th century (e.g. Ibn Hud ).

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