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Al-Musta'in II

Type Figure Region Zaragoza Time c. 1050–1110 Also known as Al-Musta'in II、Al-Mustain bi-llah、Ahmad ibn Yusuf、Abu Ja'far Ahmad、艾哈迈德·伊本·优素福

Al-Musta'in II (al-Mustaʿīn bi-llāh, Ahmad ibn Yusuf) was Hudid king of the Taifa of Zaragoza, reigning c. 1085–1110;…

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  1. 1085–1109Zaragoza · AragonSucceeded his father Yusuf al-Mu'taman around 1085 as the fourth Hudid ruler of Zaragoza. Facing pressure from Aragon–Navarre and the Almoravids alike, he still paid tribute (parias) to the Christian kings and countered pro-Almoravid sentiment within the city.
  2. 1110Valtierra · NavarreOn 24 January 1110, Al-Musta'in II was killed by Aragonese–Pamplonese knights at the Battle of Valtierra. His son Imad al-Dawla could not consolidate rule and fled to Rueda de Jalón; in May of that year the Almoravids captured Zaragoza, ending the independent taifa.

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