Ibn Mardanish
Ibn Mardanīsch ( Arabic ابن مردنيش, DMG Ibn Mardanīš ; * 1124 ; † 1172 ) was a Muslim prince of Valencia (1143–1172) with probably Mozarabic descent. The name Mardanīš is read by some historians as the Arabicized form of the Ibero-Roman surname Martínes or Martínez .
Ibn Mardanīš took control of Valencia and Murcia with the decline of the Almoravid power in Andalusia after 1143 . He expanded it in the following years over the eastern part of Andalusia, where he was supported by his father-in-law Ibn Hamušk. The Castillejo de Monteagudo near Murcia has been preserved from this time. This palace was probably one of the residences of Ibn Mardanīš.
Ibn Mardanīš refused to submit to the suzerainty of the Almohads . Although he was severely defeated with his army consisting of Christian mercenaries near Murcia (1165), he was able to assert himself in Valencia, even if Ibn Hamušk submitted to the Almohads in 1169. A second Almohad attack under Abu Yaqub Yusuf I also failed before Valencia. Nevertheless, the garrison soon deserted and Ibn Mardanīš died.
His sons and brothers followed his last advice and submitted to the Almohads. The Almohad ruler Abu Yaqub Yusuf I married a daughter of Ibn Mardanīš three years later in Seville .
literature
- Stephan and Nandy Ronart: Lexicon of the Arab World . Artemis Verlag, 1972, ISBN 3-7608-0138-2 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mardanish, Ibn |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mardanīš, Ibn |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Muslim prince of Valencia (1143–1172) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1124 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1172 |