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Yaḥyā al-Maʾmūn

Dhū an-Nūnid ruler

Also known as: al-Maʾmūn

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Dhū an-Nūnid dynasty

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His son Yaḥyā al-Maʾmūn (reigned 1043–75) allied with Christians several times against his Muslim enemies and even entertained King Alfonso VI of Castile and Leon at his court (1072). In 1065 al-Maʾmūn seized the ʿĀmirid capital of Valencia and in 1074–75 was able to take Córdoba, the…
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protection of Valencia

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…that they sought protection from al-Maʾmun, the ruler of Toledo. Al-Maʾmun deposed the minor, and for the next 10 years (1065–75) Valencia formed part of his domains.
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