Taifa of Alpuente

Taifa of Alpuente
1009–1106
Taifa Kingdom of Alpuente, c. 1037.
Capital Alpuente, now in Valencia, Land of Valencia, Spain
Languages Arabic, Mozarabic , Hebrew
Religion Islam, Roman Catholicism, Judaism
Government Monarchy
Historical era Middle Ages
   Downfall of Caliphate of Córdoba 1009
   Conquered by the Almoravids 1106
Currency Dirham and Dinar
Preceded by
Caliphate_of_Cordoba

The Taifa of Alpuente was a medieval Berber[1][2] taifa kingdom that existed from around 1009 to 1106 created following the end of the Caliphate of Córdoba in the Iberian Peninsula in 1010.Ruled by the Kutama Berber family of the Banū Qāsim.[1][2]

List of Emirs

Qasimid dynasty[3]

See also

Sources

  1. 1 2 Bosch-Vilà, J. (1988-04-01). Andalus (in French). Éditions Peeters. pp. 641–647. ISBN 2857443196.
  2. 1 2 Kennedy, Hugh (2014-06-11). Muslim Spain and Portugal: A Political History of Al-Andalus. Routledge. ISBN 9781317870418.
  3. "al-Andalus". web.raex.com. Retrieved 2016-07-21.

Coordinates: 39°52′40″N 1°00′50″W / 39.8778°N 1.0139°W / 39.8778; -1.0139


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