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 The Taifa of Valencia () was a medieval Moorish taifa kingdom which existed, in and around Valencia, Spain during four distinct periods: from 1010 to 1065, from 1075 to 1099, from 1145 to 1147 and last from 1229 to 1238 when it was finally co ...

before it fell to

El Cid Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (c. 1043 – 10 July 1099) was a Castilian knight and warlord in medieval Spain. Fighting with both Christian and Muslim armies during his lifetime, he earned the Arabic honorific ''al-sīd'', which would evolve into El ...

in 1094.

Biography

Ibn Jahhaff, previously a judge in the city of Valencia, became ruler of the

after instigating a popular revolt with support of the pro-Almoravid faction against his predecessor

Yahya al-Qadir Yahya ibn Ismail ibn Yahya, known by the regnal name al-Qadir bi-llah (died 28 October 1092) was the Dhulnunid ruler of the Taifa of Toledo in Spain between 1075 until the fall of Toledo 1085 and of the Taifa of Valencia from 1086 until his deat ...

in 1092. This triggered

to invade and lay siege to the city of Valencia. After the fall of the city in June 17 1094,Alberto Montaner Frutos, «La fecha exacta de la rendición de Valencia», en Montaner Frutos y Boix Jovaní (2005:285-287). Ibn Jahhaff was captured and executed, most likely by burning.

External links

* Spanish Royal Academy of History biography page fo
Ibn Jahhaff

References

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