Person

Yahya al-Qadir

d. 1092 · 11th century

Yahya al-Qadir was the last Dhu al-Nunid ruler of the Taifa of Toledo, from 1075. Weak and dependent on Alfonso VI of León and Castile, he surrendered Toledo to Alfonso in 1085 in return for help in taking Valencia, which he ruled under Castilian protection until he was killed in a revolt in 1092.

Yahya al-Qadir
Image: Numismática Pliego · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 4 state histories

Taifa of ValenciaTaifa of ToledoTaifa of MurviedroLordship of Valencia

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Yahya al-Qadir. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/yahya-al-qadir
MLA
“Yahya al-Qadir.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/yahya-al-qadir. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Yahya al-Qadir.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/yahya-al-qadir.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Yahya al-Qadir’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/yahya-al-qadir (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻