Taifa of Arjona
Taifa of Arjona | |||||||
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| 1232–1244 | |||||||
| Capital | Arjona, Spain | ||||||
| Common languages | Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew | ||||||
| Religion | Islam, Christianity (Roman Catholic), Judaism | ||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||
• Established | 1232 | ||||||
• Nasrid capital moved to Granada | 1238 | ||||||
• Conquered by the Kingdom of Castile | 1244 | ||||||
| Currency | Dirham and Dinar | ||||||
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The Taifa of Arjona (Arabic: طائفة أرخونة) was a medieval Islamic taifa Moorish kingdom of Al-Andalus that ruled from 1232 to 1244. It followed Almohad Caliphate control of the area, and was superseded by the Christian Kingdom of Castile rule.
Its capital was in Arjona, which is in the present day Province of Jaén, in Andalusia, southern Spain.
List of Emirs[]
Nasrid dynasty[]
- Muhammad I ibn al-Ahmar (in Granada 1238–1273): 1232–1244 (d. 1273)
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