▁mounted ▁to ▁greater ▁effect , ▁and ▁cut ▁the ▁water ▁supply . ▁The ▁Mul adi ▁def enders ▁surrender ed ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁days : ▁their ▁lives , ▁apart ▁from ▁fifty - five ▁die - h ards ▁who ▁were ▁be head ed , ▁were ▁sp ared ▁in ▁exchange ▁of ▁their ▁alleg iance ▁to ▁the ▁em ir . ▁The ▁campaign ▁continued ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁ve in , ▁last ing ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁nin ety ▁days . ▁Abd ▁al - R ah man ▁forced ▁the ▁defeated ▁Mul adi ▁to ▁send ▁host ages ▁and ▁tre asures ▁to ▁C ór dob a , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁secure ▁their ▁continued ▁submission . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁of ▁his ▁reign , ▁Abd ▁al - R ah man ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁rival ries ▁between ▁the ▁Ban u ▁H aj j aj ▁l ords ▁of ▁Se ville ▁and ▁Car m ona ▁to ▁force ▁them ▁to ▁submit . ▁He ▁initially ▁sent ▁a ▁special ▁corps ▁( has am ) ▁under ▁A hm ad ▁ibn ▁Muhammad ▁ibn ▁Hud ay r , ▁governor ▁of ▁É cija , ▁to ▁Se ville , ▁to ▁obtain ▁their ▁submission . ▁This ▁attempt ▁failed , ▁but ▁gained ▁him ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁Muhammad ▁ibn ▁I bra him ▁ibn ▁Hay y ay , ▁lord ▁of ▁Car m ona , ▁and ▁a ▁cousin ▁of ▁the ▁Se v ill an ▁lord , ▁A hm ad ▁ibn ▁Mas l ama . ▁When ▁the ▁latter ▁was ▁surrounded ▁by ▁Um ay y ad ▁troops , ▁he ▁su ed ▁for ▁help ▁to ▁I bn ▁H af sun