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Almoravid capture of Zaragoza
In 1110, the last independent Iberian taifa, Zaragoza under Hudid rule, came to an end;…
Timeline
- 1110Valtierra · NavarreAfter naming his son Imad al-Dawla heir late in 1109, Mustain II led a raid against the Navarrese frontier in January 1110. On the return march near Valtierra he was counterattacked by Navarrese-Aragonese knights and killed, depriving the Zaragoza taifa of its core ruler and throwing politics into chaos.
- 1110Zaragoza · SpainImad al-Dawla was initially recognized on accession, but his continued payment of parias to Alfonso I of Aragon enraged the city's Almoravid supporters. The uprising forced the Hudid heir to abandon the city; the governor of Valencia, Ibn Fatima, marched north, and after his son Muhammad ibn Hajj succeeded him, he advanced on Zaragoza at the city's invitation.
- 1110Zaragoza · SpainOn May 30, 1110, Muhammad ibn Hajj formally took over Zaragoza, ending Hudid rule. The Almoravids made Zaragoza the capital of the Upper March and used it as a base for a series of northern expeditions against Aragon and Catalonia in 1112–1114. Some Hudid remnants defected to Christian Aragonese forces.
Sources
- Battle of Valtierra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Valtierra
- Taifa of Zaragoza https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taifa_of_Zaragoza
- Almoravid northern expeditions (1112–1114) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almoravid_northern_expeditions_(1112%E2%80%931114)