Ibn Jahhaf Explained

Ibn Yahhaf
Governor of the Taifa of Valencia
Reign:Taifa of Valencia

1092–1094

Predecessor:Yahya al-Qadir
Successor:Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (El Cid)
Death Date:1095
Death Place:Valencia
Religion:Islam

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 before it fell to El Cid in 1094.[1]

Biography

Ibn Jahhaff, previously a judge in the city of Valencia, became ruler of the Taifa of Valencia after instigating a popular revolt with support of the pro-Almoravid faction against his predecessor Yahya al-Qadir in 1092.[2] This triggered El Cid to invade and lay siege to the city of Valencia. After the fall of the city in June 17 1094,[3] Ibn Jahhaff was captured and executed, most likely by burning.

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References

  1. Web site: Ibn Yahhaf Real Academia de la Historia. 2021-05-05. dbe.rah.es.
  2. Dunlop. D.M.. 1942. The Dhunnunids of Toledo. The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. 74. 2 . 77–96. 10.1017/S0035869X00094120 . 25221842 . 162464922 . 7 April 2021.
  3. Alberto Montaner Frutos, «La fecha exacta de la rendición de Valencia», en Montaner Frutos y Boix Jovaní (2005:285-287).