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Zayyan ibn Mardanish
Zayyan ibn Mardanish was the last Muslim ruler of Valencia, a descendant of Muhammad ibn Mardanish, the Wolf King. In 1229 he overthrew the Almohad governor Abu Zayd and took Valencia, but James I of Aragon conquered the kingdom, winning at Puig in 1237 and taking the city after a siege in 1238. Zayyan then withdrew to Murcia and later to North Africa.
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