Taifa of Alpuente
Taifa of Alpuente | |||||||||
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| 1009–1106 | |||||||||
 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 | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Downfall of Caliphate of Córdoba | 1009 | ||||||||
• Conquered by the Almoravids | 1106 | ||||||||
| Currency | Dirham and Dinar | ||||||||
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The Taifa of Alpuente (Template:Lang-ar) 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
- 'Abd Allah I: c. 1009–1030
- Muhammad I Yumn ad-Dawla: 1030–1042
- Ahmad b Muhammad 'Izz (o Adud) al-Dawla: 1042–1043
- Muhammad II: 1043
- 'Abd Allah II: 1043–c. 1106
See also
Sources
- ^ Kennedy, Hugh (2014-06-11). Muslim Spain and Portugal: A Political History of Al-Andalus. Routledge. p. 140. ISBN 9781317870418.
- ^ Bosch-Vilà, J. (1988-04-01). Andalus (in French). Éditions Peeters. pp. 641–647. ISBN 2857443196.
- ^ Kennedy, Hugh (2014-06-11). Muslim Spain and Portugal: A Political History of Al-Andalus. Routledge. ISBN 9781317870418.
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