Ibn Zaydun of Cordoba was famously in love with Wallada bint al-Mustakfi, who lived a poetic life, inspiring the poets of al-Andalus as well as those of the Emirate of Sicily, such as Ibn Hamdis.[1] of Qairawan and Ibn Hamdün (1139) became famous in the court of of Almería, while Abū Isḥāq al-Ilbirī and Abd al-Majid ibn Abdun stood out in Granada.[1] In the Almoravid period, in which the fragmented taifas were united, poetry faded as they were mostly interested in religion.[1] Only in Valencia can we find free poetry of the sort that spread in the taifa period, while the rulers in other areas imposed traditional praise poetry on their subjects.[1] In Valencia, there was poetry of nature and ghazal by Ibn Khafaja and poetry of nature and wine by Ibn az-Zaqqaq.[1]