v ora , ▁who ▁could ▁not ▁prevent ▁the ▁attack ▁of ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Gal icia ▁( f uture ▁king ▁of ▁León ), ▁Or do ño ▁II , ▁who ▁captured ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 9 1 3 , ▁taking ▁back ▁a ▁s izable ▁boot y ▁and ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁prisoners ▁and ▁mass ac ring ▁many ▁Muslim s . ▁ ▁In ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁eastern ▁and ▁western ▁province , ▁Abd ▁al - R ah man ' s ▁authority ▁was ▁completely ▁un recogn ized . ▁The ▁lord ▁of ▁B ada j oz , ▁Abd ▁Al lah ▁ibn ▁Muhammad , ▁grand son ▁of ▁Abd ▁al - R ah man ▁ibn ▁Mar wan ▁al - Y illi qi , ▁not ▁only ▁fort ified ▁his ▁city ▁against ▁a ▁possible ▁attack ▁from ▁Or do ño , ▁but ▁also ▁acted ▁in ▁complete ▁independence ▁from ▁C ór dob a . ▁To ▁avoid ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁É v ora ▁into ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁Ber ber ▁groups ▁of ▁the ▁region , ▁he ▁ordered ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁its ▁def ensive ▁to wers ▁and ▁lower ed ▁the ▁walls , ▁though ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁re construct ▁it , ▁giving ▁its ▁control ▁to ▁his ▁al ly ▁Mas ud ▁ibn ▁Sa ' ▁d un ▁al - Sur un ba qi . ▁The ▁Al gar ve ▁was ▁domin ated ▁completely ▁by ▁a ▁mul ad í ▁coal ition ▁led ▁by ▁Sa ʿ id ▁ibn ▁Mal , ▁who ▁had ▁exp elled ▁the ▁Arab s ▁from ▁Be ja , ▁and ▁the ▁l ords