Ismail al-Zahir
| Ismail al-Zahir | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Emir of Toledo Taifa | |||||
| Reign | 1032 – 1043 | ||||
| Predecessor | Hisham III (as Caliph of Cordoba) | ||||
| Successor | Yahya al-Mamun | ||||
| Born | unknown date Córdoba, Al-Andalus | ||||
| Died | 1043 Toledo, Al-Andalus, Taifa of Toledo (now part of Spain) | ||||
| Burial | Toledo | ||||
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| Dynasty | Dhulnunid (founder) | ||||
| Father | Abd al-Rahman bin Di-l Nun | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
Ismail b. Abd al-Rahman b. Di-l-Nun (died 1043 in Toledo), also known as Ismaíl al-Zafir, Ismaíl az-Záfir or simply “Al-Zafir” (the victor) was the first ruler of the Taifa of Toledo from the Dhulnunid dynasty. He reigned from 1032 until his death in 1043 when he was succeeded by his son Al-Mamun.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Ismaíl al-Zafir was the son of Abd al-Rahman ibn Di-l-Nun, governor of Santaver, Huete, Uclés and Cuenca. In 1018, when he came of age, his father gave him the government of Uclés in his name, and later sent him to Toledo at the request of its citizens who were dissatisfied with their rulers.[3] Here Al-Zafir consolidated a new taifa in 1032. His sister married Yahya al-Muzáffar, ruler of the Taifa of Zaragoza, with whom she was the mother of Mundir II.
Among al-Zafir’s hobby was poetry and he wrote several poems.[2] He was a patron of science and art,[4] specifically literature; interests that his son Al-Mamún would later continue.[1]
He died in 1043.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Sayed, Zeinab Shawky. "Ṭulayṭula: Capital de la cultura árabe medieval". Un Mundo, Muchas Miradas (2). Universidad del País Vasco. ISSN 1889-2663.
- ^ a b Tormo Martín de Vidales, Pilar (1997–1998). "El Islam y Toledo" (PDF). Tulaytula: Revista de la Asociación de Amigos del Toledo Islámico (1–2): 25–31. ISSN 1575-653X.
- ^ Brian A. Catlos (2018). Kingdoms of Faith: A New History of Islamic Spain. Oxford University Press. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-78738-003-5. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ Aguado Villalba, José (1983). La cerámica hispanomusulmana de Toledo. Artes y artistas. Vol. 52. Editorial CSIC - CSIC Press. p. 88. ISBN 8400055268.
- ^ "Isma'il b. Di-l-Nun". dbe.rah.es. Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 7 April 2021.