▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 9 1 4 . ▁He ▁ordered ▁a ▁pat rol ▁of ▁the ▁coast ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁boats ▁that ▁supplied ▁the ▁cit adel ▁of ▁U mar ▁ibn ▁H af sun ▁from ▁the ▁Mag h reb . ▁Many ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁captured ▁and ▁set ▁af ire ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁em ir . ▁The ▁reb elli ous ▁cast les ▁near ▁Al ge cir as ▁surrender ed ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁the ▁Cord ob an ▁army ▁manif ested ▁itself . ▁ ▁Abd ▁al - R ah man ▁launched ▁three ▁different ▁campaign s ▁against ▁I bn ▁H af sun ▁( who ▁died ▁in ▁ 9 1 7 ) ▁and ▁his ▁sons . ▁Among ▁them , ▁Ja ʿ far ▁ibn ▁H af sun ▁held ▁the ▁strong hold ▁of ▁To led o . ▁Abd ▁al - R ah man ▁rav aged ▁the ▁city ' s ▁coun tr ys ide . ▁J af ar , ▁after ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁sie ge , ▁escaped ▁the ▁city ▁to ▁ask ▁for ▁help ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁Christian ▁kingdom s . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime ▁Abd ▁al - R ah man ▁obtained ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁from ▁its ▁population , ▁after ▁prom ising ▁them ▁imm unity , ▁although ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁re bel ▁men ▁escaped ▁in ▁a ▁night ▁s ally . ▁The ▁city ▁surrender ed ▁on ▁ 2 ▁August ▁ 9 3 2 , ▁after ▁a ▁sie ge ▁of ▁two ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁ 9 2 1 ▁the ▁Ban u ▁Mu hall ab ▁of ▁Gu ad ix ▁submitted