Taifa of Alpuente explained

Conventional Long Name:Taifa of Alpuente
Common Name:Taifa of Alpuente
Era:Middle Ages
Government Type:Monarchy
Year Start:1009
Year End:1106
Event Start:Downfall of Caliphate of Córdoba
Event End:Conquered by the Almoravids
P1:Caliphate of Cordoba
S1:Almoravids
Flag S1:Flag_of_Morocco_1147_1269.svg
Image Map Caption:Taifa Kingdom of Alpuente, c. 1037.
Capital:Alpuente, now in Valencia, Land of Valencia, Spain
Common Languages:Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew
Religion:Islam, Christianity (Roman Catholicism), Judaism
Currency:Dirham and Dinar

The Taifa of Alpuente was a medieval taifa kingdom, of Berber origin,[1] that existed from around 1009 to 1106 created following the end of the Caliphate of Córdoba in the Iberian Peninsula in 1010. It was centered at the city of Alpuente. It was ruled by a Berber family of the Banu Qasim tribe.[2] [3]

List of Emirs

Qasimid dynasty

c. 1009–1030

1030–1042

1042–1043

1043

1043–c. 1106

See also

Sources

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Kennedy, Hugh. Muslim Spain and Portugal: A Political History of Al-Andalus. 2014-06-11. Routledge . 140 . 9781317870418. en.
  2. Book: Bosch-Vilà, J.. Andalus. 1988-04-01. Éditions Peeters. 2857443196. 641–647. fr.
  3. Book: Kennedy, Hugh. Muslim Spain and Portugal: A Political History of Al-Andalus. 2014-06-11. Routledge. 9781317870418. en.