Bakr Ben Yahia I
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Bakr Ben Yahia I was possibly a son of Yahia Ben Yahi III
and the father of Yahia Ben Bakr
. He was, apparently, the first of his branch of the family to become a Christian
and thus a Mozarab
(Iberian
Christian
living under Muslim
domination), since his possible father was still and always a Jew and his son was always mentioned as being a Christian
.
Yahia Ben Yahi III
Yahia Ben Yahi III, also known as Jahia Negro Ibn Ya'isch, was a Sephardi Jew born in Cordoba in 1115 to Yahia Ben Rabbi, also known as Yahya Ha-Nasi, Yahya Ibn Yaish or Don Yahia "El Negro", , the son of Yahia Ben Rabbi and said to be a direct descendent of the Exilarchs of Babylon.King Afonso I...
and the father of Yahia Ben Bakr
Yahia Ben Bakr
Yahia Ben Bakr was an important Mozarab figure in Medieval Portugal.Yahia Ben Bakr was of Jewish descent, the son of a Bakr Ben Yahia and related to or a descendant of Yahia Ben Yahi III, a Sephardi Jew.Yahia Ben Bakr was succeeded in office by his son, Bakr Ben Yahia...
. He was, apparently, the first of his branch of the family to become a Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
and thus a Mozarab
Mozarab
The Mozarabs were Iberian Christians who lived under Arab Islamic rule in Al-Andalus. Their descendants remained unconverted to Islam, but did however adopt elements of Arabic language and culture...
(Iberian
Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula , sometimes called Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes the modern-day sovereign states of Spain, Portugal and Andorra, as well as the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar...
Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
living under Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
domination), since his possible father was still and always a Jew and his son was always mentioned as being a Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
.