Mundhir al-Hajib

ʿImād al-Dawla Mundhir ibn al-Muqtadir[1] (died 1090 [AH 483]),[2] called al-Ḥājib,[3] was the Hudid ruler of the taifas of Dénia, Lleida and Tortosa from 1081 until his death.

)[6] According to the Memoirs of ʿAbd Allāh of Granada, "his aged father, however, allowed him no money lest, in view of his impetuosity and thrusting nature, he should oppose his brother" al-Muʾtamin.

[4] Mundhir, according to ʿAbd Allāh, "would not submit to al-Muʾtamin, but considered himself his equal because he was good to the troops and displayed generosity towards them", garnering their loyalty.

[7] According to the Historia Roderici, "a cruel and most durable discord full of hate" arose between Mundhir and his brother so that at one point they even fixed a date and place for a duel.

Sancho, having been cut off from Mundhir, elected not to challenge El Cid, who then accepted the submission of Tamarite de Litera.