Yahya ibn Ghaniya
Yahya ibn Ali ibn Ghaniya | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Valencia | |
| In office 1133–1145 | |
| Monarchs | Ali ibn Yusuf Tashfin ibn Ali |
| Governor of Murcia | |
| In office 1133–1145 | |
| Monarchs | Ali ibn Yusuf Tashfin ibn Ali |
| Governor of al-Andalus | |
| In office 1146–1148 | |
| Monarchs | Ibrahim ibn Tashfin Ishaq ibn Ali |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1148 |
| Parent | Ali ibn Yusuf |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Almoravid Empire |
| Rank | Military commander |
Yahya ibn Ali ibn Ghaniya (Arabic: يحيى بن علي بن غانية), more commonly known as Ibn Ghaniya,[1] was governor of Valencia and Murcia (1133–1145) and of al-Andalus (1146–1148).[2] He was the son of Ali ibn Yusuf, the head of a family allied with the Almoravid dynasty, and of an Almoravid princess named Ghaniya.[3] His brother was Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Ganiya, the Almoravid wali (governor) of Mallorca.[4] He is the first known person of the Banu Ghaniya.[2]
Biography
In 1133 he participated in the siege of Fraga, bringing troops from Valencia and breaking the siege. It seems that he had a single combat with the Aragonese king Alfonso the Battler, whom he mortally wounded.[5] When the Taifa revolts against the Almoravids broke out, Yahya ibn Ali ibn Ghaniya commanded the Almoravid troops[6] and faced the revolt but ended up fleeing to Almería.[7] In 1146 he unsuccessfully defended Córdoba against Alfonso VII of León and Castile, of whom he eventually declared himself a vassal.[6] After the Almohad landing on Cádiz in 1146, he was one of the last defenders of the Almoravids and he died in Granada in 1148.[1]
References
- 1 2 Brill, E. J. (1927). The Encyclopaedia of Islām: A Dictionary of the Geography, Ethnography and Biography of the Muhammadan Peoples. p. 378.
- 1 2 "Ibn Ganiya | Real Academia de la Historia". dbe.rah.es. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ↑ Marçais, Georges (1965). "G̲h̲āniya". In Lewis, B.; Pellat, Ch. & Schacht, J. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Volume II: C–G. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 1007–1008. OCLC 495469475.
- ↑ "Biografia de Yahya Ibn Ghaniya". www.biografiasyvidas.com. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ↑ Manjunath.R (2021-07-03). Timelines of Nearly Everything. Manjunath.R. p. 1710.
- 1 2 Rivero, Isabel (1982). Compendio de historia medieval española. AKAL. p. 122. ISBN 8470901257.
- ↑ Viguera, María Jesús (1992). Los reinos de taifas y las invasiones magrebíes: (al-Andalus del IX al XIII) (in Spanish). MAPFRE. p. 197. ISBN 978-84-7100-432-1.