# Abd al-Malik Imad al-Dawla

_Ruler of Taifa Zaragoza (1110)_

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> ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Aḥmad ibn Hūd Imād al-Dawla (Arabic: أبو مروان عبد الملك بن أحمد بن هود عماد الدولة), known by the regnal name Imad al-Dawla (in Arabic: Pillar of the dynasty), Latinised as Mitadolus, was the fifth and last king of the Hudid dynasty to rule the Taifa of Zaragoza, doing so during a very short time in 1110.

## Quick facts

- **Died:** 1130 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2735888#P570))
- **Citizenship:** Taifa of Zaragoza ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2735888#P27))
- **Positions held:** Emir of Sarakusta (1110–1110) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2735888#P39))

## About

Succeeding Al-Musta'in II on his death in the battle of Valtierra in 1110, he could not resist the constant harassment of the Almoravids and the Aragonese, and was forced to ask for help from Castile, becoming de facto one of its vassals. When the Almoravids conquered the Taifa of Zaragoza in 1110, Imad al-Dawla took refuge in the then-impenetrable fortress of Rueda de Jalón, where he created a microstate. With this the taifa of Zaragoza expired.

ʿAbd al-Malik continued to fight against the Almoravids, until the Aragonese king Alfonso the Battler conquered Zaragoza in 1118. He died in 1130 and was succeeded in Rueda de Jalón by his son Zafadola.

## Questions

**What positions has Abd al-Malik Imad al-Dawla held?**  
Positions held by Abd al-Malik Imad al-Dawla include: Emir of Sarakusta (1110–1110).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Abd al-Malik Imad al-Dawla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Malik_Imad_al-Dawla) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q2735888](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2735888) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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