Taifa of Valencia

The Taifa of Valencia (Arabic: طائفة بلنسية‎) was a medieval Moorish taifa kingdom which existed, in and around Valencia, Spain during four distinct periods: from 1010 to 1065, from 1075 to 1099, from 1145 to 1147 and last from 1229 to 1238 when it was finally conquered by the Aragon.

For other uses, see Valencia (disambiguation).
Taifa of Valencia

1010–1238
Taifa Kingdom of Valencia, c. 1037
CapitalValencia
Common languagesArabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew, Berber
Religion
Islam, Christianity (Roman Catholicism), Judaism
GovernmentMonarchy
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established
1010
• To Toledo
1065–1075
1099–1102 / 1102–1145
• To Murcia/Almohads
1147–1172 / 1172–1229
• Conquered by Aragon
1238
CurrencyDirham and Dinar
Preceded by		Succeeded by
Caliphate of Cordoba
Crown of Aragon
Kingdom of Valencia

From 1094 to 1099 the kingdom was also famously subject to the rule of legendary military leader Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar.

List of Rulers

Saqlabi dynasty

Amirid dynasty
  • Abd al-Aziz ibn Ámir Abd al-Aziz: 1021–1061
  • Abd al-Malik ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Mansur al-Mudhaffar: 1061–1065
  • Abu Bakr ibn Abd al-Aziz: 1075–1085
  • Uthman: 1085–1086

Dhunnunid dynasty
  • Yahya al-Qàdir (in Toledo 1075–1085): 1086–1092

Yahhafid dynasty
El Cid orders the execution of Abu Ahmad Dja'far and his companions after his conquest of the Taifa of Valencia in 1094.
  • Abu Ahmad Dja'far: 1092–1094

Dynasty of El Cid

'Abd al-'Aziz dynasty
  • Abu 'Abd al-Malik Marwan: 1145

'Jyaddid dynasty
  • Abu Muhammad: 1145–1146, d. 1147

Huddid dynasty

'Jyaddid dynasty (restored)
  • Abu Muhammad (restored): 1146–1147

Mardanis dynasty

See also
  • List of Sunni Muslim dynasties

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.