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 son of Ali ibn Yusuf, Almoravid emir, and the princess Ghaniya and brother of Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Ganiya, Almoravid vali of Mallorca.[3] He is the first known person of the Banu Ghaniya.[2]
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 Granada |
| Parent | Ali ibn Yusuf |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Almoravid Empire |
| Rank | Military commander |
Biography
editIn 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.[4] When the Taifa revolts against the Almoravids broke out, Yahya ibn Ali ibn Ghaniya commanded the Almoravid troops[5] and faced the revolt but ended up fleeing to Almería.[6] In 1146 he unsuccessfully defended Córdoba against Alfonso VII of León and Castile, of whom he eventually declared himself a vassal.[5] 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
edit- ^ a b Brill, E. J. (1927). The Encyclopaedia of Islām: A Dictionary of the Geography, Ethnography and Biography of the Muhammadan Peoples. p. 378.
- ^ a b "Ibn Ganiya | Real Academia de la Historia". dbe.rah.es. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b 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.