Ismail b. Abd al-Rahman b. Di-l-Nun (died 1043 in Toledo), also known as Ismaíl al-Zafir, Ismaíl az-Záfir or simply “Al-Zafir” (the victor) was the first ruler of the

Taifa of Toledo The Taifa of Toledo () was an islamic polity ('' taifa'') located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula in the high middle ages. It was ruled by the Dhulnunids, a Hawwara Berber clan. It emerged after 1018 upon the fracturing of the Caliphate of ...

from the

Dhulnunid dynasty The Dhulnunid dynasty or Dhunnunid dynasty, known in Arabic sources as 'Banū Dhī al-Nūn' ( ar, ﺑﻨﻮ ذي اﻟﻨﻭﻦ) was a Muslim Berber dynasty that reigned over the Taifa of Toledo in Al-Andalus in the 11th century. According to Ib ...

. He reigned from 1032 until his death in 1043 when he was succeeded by his son

Al-Mamun Abu al-Abbas Abdallah ibn Harun al-Rashid ( ar, أبو العباس عبد الله بن هارون الرشيد, Abū al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Hārūn ar-Rashīd; 14 September 786 – 9 August 833), better known by his regnal name Al-Ma'mu ...

Biography

Ismaíl al-Zafir was the son of Abd al-Rahman ibn Di-l-Nun, governor of Santaver, Huete,

Uclés Uclés is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Cuenca, Castilla–La Mancha. The municipality spans across a total area of 64.61 km2 and, as of 1 January 2020, it has a registered population of 212. History The fortress and town w ...

and Cuenca. In 1018, when he came of age, his father gave him the government of Uclés in his name, and later sent him to Toledo at the request of its citizens who were dissatisfied with their rulers. Here Al-Zafir consolidated a new taifa in 1032. His sister married Yahya al-Muzáffar, ruler of the

Taifa of Zaragoza The taifa of Zaragoza () was an independent Arab Muslim state in the east of Al-Andalus (present day Spain), which was established in 1018 as one of the taifa kingdoms, with its capital in Saraqusta (Zaragoza) city. Zaragoza's taifa emerged in ...

, with whom she was the mother of Mundir II. Among al-Zafir’s hobby was poetry and he wrote several poems. He was a patron of science and art, specifically literature; interests that his son Al-Mamún would later continue. He died in 1043.

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