Taifa of Alpuente

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Taifa of Alpuente
1009–1106
Taifa Kingdom of Alpuente, c. 1037.
Taifa Kingdom of Alpuente, c. 1037.
CapitalAlpuente, now in Valencia, Land of Valencia, Spain
Common languagesArabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew
Religion
Islam, Christianity (Roman Catholicism), Judaism
GovernmentMonarchy
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Downfall of Caliphate of Córdoba
1009
• Conquered by the Almoravids
1106
CurrencyDirham and Dinar
Preceded by
Caliphate of Cordoba

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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Bosch-Vilà, J. (1988-04-01). Andalus (in French). Éditions Peeters. pp. 641–647. ISBN 2857443196.
  2. ^ 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 / 39.8778; -1.0139


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