Taifa of Alpuente
Taifa of Alpuente | |||||||
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1009–1106 | |||||||
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 (Arabic: طائفة ألبونت) 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. It was ruled by the Kutama Berber family of the Banū Qāsim.[1][2]
List of Emirs[]
Qasimid dynasty[]
- : c. 1009–1030
- : 1030–1042
- : 1042–1043
- : 1043
- : 1043–c. 1106
See also[]
- List of Sunni Muslim dynasties
Sources[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Bosch-Vilà, J. (1988-04-01). Andalus (in French). Éditions Peeters. pp. 641–647. ISBN 2857443196.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Kennedy, Hugh (2014-06-11). Muslim Spain and Portugal: A Political History of Al-Andalus. Routledge. ISBN 9781317870418.
Coordinates: 39°52′40″N 1°00′50″W / 39.8778°N 1.0139°W
Categories:
- Berber dynasties
- 1106 disestablishments in Europe
- States and territories established in 1009
- Province of Valencia
- Taifas
- 1009 establishments in Europe
- 11th-century establishments in Al-Andalus
- 12th-century disestablishments in Al-Andalus
- Al-Andalus stubs