Al-Mu'tadid ibn Abbad

Timeline

1. 1042–1045Seville · SevilleHe succeeded after his father Abu'l-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad died in 1042, inheriting an independent taifa state; he conquered Mértola in 1044–1045, launching a systematic policy of annexing neighboring Muslim taifas, and contended for years with the Zirids of Granada and the Aftasids of Badajoz.
2. 1046–1055southwestern al-Andalus · al-AndalusHe conquered Huelva in 1051; in 1053 he lured the chiefs of the southern Berber taifas to a banquet and had them killed, annexing Arcos, Morón, and Ronda; in 1055 he occupied Algeciras, greatly expanding his realm. At the same time he patronized poets, fostering cultural flourishing at the Alcázar court in Seville.
3. 1063–1069Seville · SevilleIn 1063 Ferdinand I led his army to the gates of Seville; Al-Mu'tadid was forced to acknowledge Castilian suzerainty and pay tribute, even allowing the relics of Saint Isidore to be transferred to León. Before his death in 1069 he conquered Arcos; his son Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad succeeded him, and was ultimately deposed by the Almoravids in 1091.