ردريق القنبيطور

Rodrigo, whom Muslims called al-Qanbitur, a Christian commander mentioned by al-Maqqari in "Nafh al-Tib" in the account of Valencia. ²

Yusuf ibn Ahmad ibn Hud, lord of Zaragoza, sent him to seize Valencia. He entered it and made a treaty with its judge, Ibn Jahhaf. He stipulated that he must bring a treasure that belonged to al-Qadir ibn Dhi al-Nun, and the latter swore that it was not with him. When it was found in his possession, Rodrigo burned him with fire. ²

He took Valencia in 488 AH, though some say it was the year before. Ibn al-Abbar held that his siege of it lasted twenty months. ²

Among those burned in it was the man of letters Abu Ja'far ibn al-Bunni. Yusuf ibn Tashfin later retook it through the hand of the commander Abu Muhammad Mazdali in 495 AH. ²

The harsh descriptions, such as "tyrant", are the words of the Islamic sources as al-Maqqari transmits them, not the museum's judgement.