▁to ▁take ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Mad ina ▁Mur si y ya ▁and ▁to ▁domin ate ▁the ▁regions ▁of ▁Ori h uela , ▁D én ia , ▁Gand ia , ▁X àt iva , ▁and ▁Al - Y az irat ▁Su qu ar . ▁The ▁re bell ion ▁further ▁laid ▁sie ge ▁to ▁Bal ens i ya ▁itself , ▁al beit ▁un success fully ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁men ace ▁of ▁a ▁relief ▁force ▁from ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Cast ile . ▁I bn ▁Hud ▁retired ▁to ▁Mad ina ▁Mur si y ya ▁without ▁taking ▁Bal ens i ya . ▁ ▁The ▁p act ▁between ▁the ▁Christian ▁king ▁and ▁Ab ū ▁Z ay d ▁caused ▁many ▁Muslim s ▁to ▁switch ▁their ▁alleg iance ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁Z ay yan ▁ibn ▁M ard an ish , ▁the ▁grand son ▁of ▁Ab u ▁al - H aj j aj , ▁thinking ▁that ▁Ab ū ▁Z ay d ▁had ▁bet rayed ▁them ▁and ▁abandoned ▁Islam . ▁Ab ū ▁Z ay d ▁fled ▁Val encia ▁and ▁head ed ▁north ▁while ▁Z ay yan ▁triumph antly ▁entered ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 2 2 9 ▁without ▁proc laim ing ▁himself ▁king . ▁From ▁Mad ina ▁Mur si y ya , ▁the ▁an it - Al m oh ad ▁re bel , ▁I bn ▁Hud , ▁laid ▁sie ge ▁to ▁Val encia , ▁press uring ▁Z ay yan ▁into ▁abandon ing ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁James ▁I ▁of ▁Arag on , ▁who ▁had ▁recently ▁conquer ed ▁Major ca ▁in