Motamid III, Abul-Kasim b. 1045 d. 1095 Moorish King of Seville, Poet, and friend of Rodrigo "El Cid Campeador" Diaz. After Alfonso VI of Leon exiled the Cid from his lands, Motamid was one of the first people that offered, and the Cid worked for the Moor for some time. But when Motamid feared Alfonso might take his lands, he could not turn to the Cid, as Alfonso was still the Cid's rightful leader. Desperate, Motamid contacted a Berber tribe in North Africa, the Almoravids. The choice was difficult for Motamid. Alfonso was powerful...[Read More] (Bio by: Mongoose) Tomb of Al-Motamid, Aghmat, Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz, Morocco
b. 1045 d. 1095