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Abd al-Malik ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Muzaffar

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Abd al-Malik ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Muzaffar
Emir of the Taifa of Valencia
Taifa of Valencia
Reign1061-1065
PredecessorAbd al-Aziz al-Mansur
Successornone
FatherAbd al-Aziz al-Mansur
ReligionIslam

Abd al-Malik ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Muzaffar was the king of the Taifa of Valencia between 1061 and 1065. He was the son of Abd al-Aziz al-Mansur.

In the spring of 1065, the Taifa was attacked by Fernando I of Leon, who besieged the city of Valencia.[1] With the assistance of his father-in-law, the Emir al-Mamun of Toledo, he was able to break the siege and pursued retreating the forces of Fernado I. However, during the Battle of Paterna his forces suffered a serious defeat, and as a result his father in-law convinced the Valencia prime minister Ibn Rawbax to dethrone and incorporate into the Taifa of Toledo, with Ibn Rawbax as governor.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Coscollá Sanz, Vicente (2003). La Valencia musulmana. Valencia: Carena Editors. ISBN 84-87398-75-8. OCLC 54192618.
  2. ^ Sánchez Candeira, Alfonso (1999). Castilla y León en el siglo XI : estudio del reinado de Fernando I. Rosa María. Montero Tejada. Madrid: Real Academia de la Historia. ISBN 84-89512-41-8. OCLC 41403334.
Preceded by Emir of Valencia
1061–1065
Succeeded by
none