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Ibrahim b. Ahmed b. Moharech b. Hamusk[1] (fl. 1144–1172), known as Hemochico in the Christian chronicles,[2] referred to simply as Ibn Hamušk, was a warlord in 12th-century Iberia. He was a close collaborator of his son-in-law Ibn Mardanīsh in the the latter's efforts of resistance against the Almohads. He betrayed Ibn Mardanīsh later in his life, siding with the Almohads.

Biography

He was of Muladi Aragonese[3] or Christian[4] background. In the context of the series of revolts against Almoravid rule in the Iberian Peninsula,[5] Ibn Hamušk rose against the Almoravids in Hisn Saqubus (Socovos) in 1144, and took over Segura in 1147.[6]

Alongside his son-in-law Ibn Mardanīsh, they created an anti-Almohad stronghold in Eastern al-Andalus.[7] Presented as ruler of Murcia, he and Ibn Mardanīsh (presented as ruler of Valencia) held talks with Alfonso VII in February 1149.[8] They took Jaén in 1159, hereby creating an independent state ruled by Ibn Hamušk centered in the city, which also spanned to other sizeable cities such as Úbeda and Baeza.[7] Both Ibn Hamušk and Ibn Mardanīsh allied with Christians to attack Córdoba in 1158–1160,[6] failing to conquer the city but ravaging the countryside. He took Écija and Carmona in 1160.[9] He also unsuccessfully laid siege to Seville.[10] He took Granada in 1162, with the inside help from local Jews who had been reportedly forced to convert to Islam.[11] The city was lost thereafter as an Almohad support army led by Abu Yaqub Yusuf came from overseas and forced Ibn Hamušk and Ibn Mardanīsh to flee east.[12]

He betrayed his son-in-law, possibly influenced by the alleged mistreatment of his daughter by Ibn Mardanīsh (Ibn Mardanīsh's wife, who was repudiated),[10][13] or because he may have taken offence by some words said by Ibn Mardanish after a defeat near Murcia.[14] He pledged allegiance to the Almohad caliph in 1169.[10][15] The territories of the Sierra del Segura passed to Almohad control.[16] He took part in a 1172 offensive at the service of the Almohads, taking away from Christians the places of Vilches and Alcaraz, which were handed to him.[17]

References

Citations
  1. ^ Reyes 2020, p. 54.
  2. ^ Reyes 2020, p. 56.
  3. ^ Eiroa & Gómez Ródenas 2019, p. 21.
  4. ^ Pretel 2007, p. 154.
  5. ^ Eiroa & Gómez Ródenas 2019, p. 19.
  6. ^ a b Cruz Aguilar 1994, p. 887.
  7. ^ a b Vidal Castro 2012, p. 73.
  8. ^ García Fitz 2002, p. 104.
  9. ^ Vidal Castro 2012, p. 65.
  10. ^ a b c Cruz Aguilar 1994, p. 888.
  11. ^ Chérif 2013, p. 75.
  12. ^ Vílchez Vílchez 2012, p. 137.
  13. ^ Pretel 2007, p. 155.
  14. ^ Pretel 2007, pp. 155–156.
  15. ^ Pretel 2007, p. 156.
  16. ^ Eiroa & Gómez Ródenas 2019, p. 38.
  17. ^ Pretel 2007, p. 157.
Bibliography
  • Chérif, Mohammed (2013). "Encore sur le statut des ḏimmī-s sous les Almohades". In Fierro, Maribel; Tolan, John (eds.). The Legal status of ḏimmī-s in the Islamic West (PDF). Brepols. pp. 65–87. ISBN 978-2-503-54854-8.
  • Cruz Aguilar, Emilio de la (1994). "El reino taifa de Segura" (PDF). Boletín del Instituto de Estudios Giennenses. 153 (2): 883–914. ISSN 0561-3590.
  • Eiroa, Jorge A.; Gómez Ródenas, Mariángeles (2019). "El emirato de Ibn Mardanīš: una breve síntesis interpretativa". Rey Lobo. EL legado de Ibn Mardanīs. Comunidad Autónoma de Murcia. ISBN 978-84-7564-775-3.
  • García Fitz, Francisco (2002). Relaciones políticas y guerra: la experiencia castellano-leonesa frente al Islam, siglos XI-XIII. Seville: Universidad de Sevilla. Secretariado de Publicaciones. ISBN 84-472-0708-0.
  • Pretel, Aurelio (2007). Del Albacete islámico: notas y conjeturas (PDF). Albacete: Instituto de Estudios ALbacetenses "Don Juan Manuel". ISBN 978-84-96800-02-1.
  • Reyes, Antonio de los (2020). "Los reyes musulmanes de Murcia" (PDF). Mvrgetana. LXXI (143): 51–60. ISSN 0213-0939.
  • Vidal Castro, Francisco (2012). "El imperio almohade. Historia y repercusión en la provincia de Jaén" (PDF). Alcazaba. 9–11: 59–90. ISSN 1886-1180.
  • Vílchez Vílchez, Carlos (2012). "La primitiva puerta de Ḥiṣn al-Ḥamrāʾ en la etapa zirí (s. XI)". Miscelánea de Estudios Árabes y Hebraicos. Sección Árabe-Islam. 61: 127–148. ISSN 1696-5868.
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