Taifa of Alpuente

Taifa of Alpuente
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
Preceded by Succeeded by Caliphate of Cordoba Almoravids

The Taifa of Alpuente (Arabic: طائفة ألبونت) 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

• List of Sunni Muslim dynasties

Sources

1. Kennedy, Hugh (2014-06-11). Muslim Spain and Portugal: A Political History of Al-Andalus. Routledge. p. 140. ISBN 9781317870418.
2. Bosch-Vilà, J. (1988-04-01). Andalus (in French). Éditions Peeters. pp. 641–647. ISBN 2857443196.
3. Kennedy, Hugh (2014-06-11). Muslim Spain and Portugal: A Political History of Al-Andalus. Routledge. ISBN 9781317870418.

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