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The last Hudid king of Zaragoza

Rueda de Jalón, Valdejalón, Zaragoza

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The last Hudid king of Zaragoza

Historical milestone · Rueda de Jalón, Valdejalón, Zaragoza

Image of Rueda de Jalón, not of the place itself.

After the Almoravid entry into Zaragoza in 1110, the last sovereign of the Hudid dynasty, Abd al-Malik, took refuge in the castle of Rueda and maintained a reduced court there until his death in 1130. Alfonso I afterwards incorporated the stronghold into Aragon.

1110-1130

Photo: Ecelan (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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