# Mujahid al-Amiri

_Muslim ruler of Taifa of Dénia 1014-1044_

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> Abu ʾl-Jaysh Mujāhid ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-ʿĀmirī, surnamed al-Muwaffaḳ, was the ruler of Dénia and the Balearic Islands from late 1014 until his death. With the exception of his early and disastrous invasion of Sardinia, his reign was mostly peaceful. His court became a centre of scholarship and literary production and he himself wrote a book about poetry.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 960 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1082046#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Dénia ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1082046#P19))
- **Died:** 1044 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1082046#P570))
- **Place of death:** Annaba ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1082046#P20))
- **Occupation:** ruler; military commander ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1082046#P106))
- **Positions held:** Emir of the Taifa of Valencia (1018–1021); Amir (1014–1045) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1082046#P39))

## Questions

**When was Mujahid al-Amiri born?**  
Mujahid al-Amiri was born on 960 in Dénia.

**What positions has Mujahid al-Amiri held?**  
Positions held by Mujahid al-Amiri include: Emir of the Taifa of Valencia (1018–1021); Amir (1014–1045).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Mujahid al-Amiri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mujahid_al-Amiri) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1082046](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1082046) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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