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Ibn Jahhaf
Ibn Jahhaf was the qadi of Valencia who in 1092 led a rising that killed al-Qadir, the Castilian client ruler of the city, and appealed to the Almoravids for help. Rodrigo Díaz, El Cid, besieged Valencia, which surrendered in June 1094. El Cid had Ibn Jahhaf burned to death in 1095.
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