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Seville's Poet-King al-Mu'tamid (1060s)

Type Event Region Europe Time 1060

The 1060s marked Seville's transition to the era of al-Mu'tamid, the poet emir who acceded in 1069 and ruled until conquered by the Almoravids in 109…

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  1. 1060–1068Seville · AndalusiaIn the early 1060s Seville under Emir Badis (Abu Amr Muhammad ibn Abbad) was still one of the strongest taifas of western Al-Andalus. Court culture flourished, and his son al-Mu'tamid had already emerged as poet and military commander, taking part in campaigns against Granada, Málaga, and other neighbors.
  2. 1069Seville · AndalusiaBadis died in 1069 and al-Mu'tamid inherited the throne of Seville. He was both the last Abbadid emir to rule Seville independently and one of the most outstanding poet-monarchs in the literary history of Al-Andalus, his poems still counted classics of Arabic literature.

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