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Ahmad al-Muqtadir

d. 1081 · 11th century · Also known as Ahmad I al-Muqtadir

Ahmad al-Muqtadir (died 1081) was the Hudid king of the Taifa of Zaragoza from 1046 and its most powerful ruler. He removed his brothers from their shares of the kingdom, annexed Tortosa around 1060 and Dénia in 1076, and paid tribute to Castile while fighting Aragon, notably at Graus in 1063, where Ramiro I of Aragon was killed. He built the Aljafería palace in Zaragoza.

Mentioned in 6 state histories

Taifa of TortosaTaifa of DéniaTaifa of ZaragozaTaifa of LéridaTaifa of CalatayudTaifa of Majorca

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