Background
He was son of a Muslim father, Hudzäil al Sähuir and of a Christian mother.
He was son of a Muslim father, Hudzäil al Sähuir and of a Christian mother.
As a vassal in the Christian kingdom he spent long seasons in the courts of Aragon, Valencia and Granada, on friendly terms with the kings of Aragon and of Castile. Despite the treaty, First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Azraq led uprisings in 1248 and 1258, when he made an attempt on the life of James I but was defeated. In 1276 he met his death while besieging Alcoy, at the hands of a Christian native from Xàtiva.