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Ibn Mardanish

Type Figure Region Murcia Time c. 1125–1174 Also known as Ibn Mardanish、the Wolf King

Ibn Mardanish (c. 1125–1174) was the independent emir of Murcia who held out amid the Almohad (Almohad) conquest of al-Andalus, allying with Castile …

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  1. c. 1147–1165Murcia · MurciaAfter the Almohads conquered Córdoba and Seville, he established an independent emirate in the Murcia–Valencia region, refusing to submit to the Almohads and becoming one of the last separatist powers in al-Andalus.
  2. 1165–1171Valencia · ValenciaHe allied with King Alfonso VIII of Castile and others, trading money and territorial concessions for Christian military support to jointly resist the Almohad advance northward; the nickname "the Wolf King" spread from this period.
  3. 1172–1174Murcia · MurciaFacing the Almohad army led by Yusuf ibn Abd al-Mu'min, he held Murcia without aid; he died in 1174, his son's succession was weak, and his lands were swiftly conquered by the Almohads.

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