Taifa of Arcos

Taifa of Arcos
1011–1145
Taifa Kingdom of Arcos, c. 1037.
Capital Arcos de la Frontera, currently in Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
Languages Andalusi Arabic, Mozarabic , Hebrew
Religion Islam, Roman Catholicism, Judaism
Government Monarchy
Historical era Middle Ages
   Downfall of Caliphate of Córdoba 1011
  To Seville/Almoravids 1068–1091 / 1101–1143
   Conquered by the Taifa of Seville 1145
Currency Dirham and Dinar
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Caliphate_of_Cordoba
Almohad dynasty

The Taifa of Arcos was a berber[1] medieval taifa kingdom that existed in two periods; first from 1011 to 1068. Ruled by the Zanata Berber family of the Banū Jizrūn. From 1068 until 1091 it was under the forcible control of Seville, by Abbad II al-Mu'tadid.[2] It regained its independence from 1143 to 1145 when it was finally conquered by the Almohads.

The Banū Jizrūn, belonging to the berber zenata confederation, led by Muhammad I, took the power of the cora of Sidonia after expelling the ummayad governor that ruled proclaiming its independence and giving rise to the kingdom Taifa of Arcos in 1011, with its capital in the present city of Arcos de la Frontera .

List of Emirs

Jizrunid dynasty

Conquest

Idrisid dynasty

See also

Sources

References

  1. Bosch-Vilà, J. (1988-04-01). Andalus (in French). Éditions Peeters. pp. 641–647. ISBN 2857443196.
  2. "Abbadid". Encyclopedia Britannica. I: A-Ak - Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, IL: Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. 2010. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.

Coordinates: 36°45′00″N 5°48′00″W / 36.7500°N 5.8000°W / 36.7500; -5.8000


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