al-Muqtadir, Aḥmad I

Ahmad I al-Muqtadir was a ruler of the Hûdid dynasty, an Arab Muslim dynasty that governed Saragossa, Spain, in the 11th century. He reigned from 1046 to 1081, emerging as king after a struggle among his father's sons. Al-Muqtadir is noted for recapturing Barbastro in 1065 and expanding his kingdom by capturing Tortosa (1061) and Denia (1075–76). He maintained a distinguished court and commissioned the construction of the Aljafería Palace, parts of which still exist today. Despite sometimes being a tributary to Christian rulers, he managed to expand his territory.1