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Taifa

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The taifas (from طائفة ṭā'ifa, plural طوائف ṭawā'if, meaning "party, band, faction") were the independent Muslim principalities and kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula (modern Portugal and Spain), referred to by Muslims as al-Andalus, that emerged from the decline and fall of the Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba between 1009 and 1031. [1]

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  1. 84 relations: Al-Andalus, Alexander the Great, Alfonso VI of León and Castile, Almohad Caliphate, Almoravid dynasty, Arabs, Badajoz, Banu Hud, Banu Tujib, Battle of Sagrajas, Berbers, Christians, Crown of Aragon, Crown of Castile, El Cid, Emir, Emirate of Granada, Fitna of al-Andalus, Iberian Peninsula, Kingdom of Aragon, Kingdom of Castile, Kingdom of Portugal, Marinid Sultanate, Mercenary, Muladí, Muslims, Parias, Parthian Empire, Portugal, Pyrenees, Rebellion of the Alpujarras (1568–1571), Reconquista, Saqaliba, Sasanian Empire, Siege of Lisbon, Spain, Taifa of Albarracín, Taifa of Algeciras, Taifa of Almería, Taifa of Alpuente, Taifa of Arcos, Taifa of Badajoz, Taifa of Baeza, Taifa of Carmona, Taifa of Córdoba, Taifa of Ceuta, Taifa of Constantina and Hornachuelos, Taifa of Dénia, Taifa of Granada, Taifa of Guadix and Baza, ... Expand index (34 more) »

  2. 11th century in al-Andalus
  3. 12th century in al-Andalus
  4. 13th century in al-Andalus
  5. Former Islamic monarchies in Europe
  6. Taifas

Al-Andalus

Al-Andalus was the Muslim-ruled area of the Iberian Peninsula. Taifa and al-Andalus are former Islamic monarchies in Europe.

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Alexander the Great

Alexander III of Macedon (Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon.

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Alfonso VI of León and Castile

Alfonso VI (1 July 1109), nicknamed the Brave (El Bravo) or the Valiant, was king of León (10651109), Galicia (10711109), and Castile (10721109).

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Almohad Caliphate

The Almohad Caliphate (خِلَافَةُ ٱلْمُوَحِّدِينَ or دَوْلَةُ ٱلْمُوَحِّدِينَ or ٱلدَّوْلَةُ ٱلْمُوَحِّدِيَّةُ from unity of God) or Almohad Empire was a North African Berber Muslim empire founded in the 12th century. Taifa and Almohad Caliphate are 12th century in al-Andalus and 13th century in al-Andalus.

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Almoravid dynasty

The Almoravid dynasty (lit) was a Berber Muslim dynasty centered in the territory of present-day Morocco. Taifa and Almoravid dynasty are 11th century in al-Andalus and 12th century in al-Andalus.

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Arabs

The Arabs (عَرَب, DIN 31635:, Arabic pronunciation), also known as the Arab people (الشَّعْبَ الْعَرَبِيّ), are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and North Africa.

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Badajoz

Badajoz (formerly written Badajos in English) is the capital of the Province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain.

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Banu Hud

The Banu Hud (بنو هود, the Hudid dynasty) were an Arab dynasty that ruled the taifa of Zaragoza from 1039 until 1110.

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Banu Tujib

The Banu Tujib (بنو تجيب), the Tujibids (التجيبيون, al-Tujibiyyun, sing. Tujibi) or Banu al-Muhajir, were an Arab dynasty on the Upper March of Al-Andalus active from the ninth to the eleventh centuries.

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Battle of Sagrajas

The Battle of Sagrajas (23 October 1086), also called Zalaca or Zallaqah (translit), was fought between the Almoravid army led by their King Yusuf ibn Tashfin and an army led by the Castilian King Alfonso VI. Taifa and Battle of Sagrajas are 11th century in al-Andalus.

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Berbers

Berbers, or the Berber peoples, also called by their endonym Amazigh or Imazighen, are a diverse grouping of distinct ethnic groups indigenous to North Africa who predate the arrival of Arabs in the Arab migrations to the Maghreb.

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Christians

A Christian is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Crown of Aragon

The Crown of AragonCorona d'Aragón;Corona d'Aragó,;Corona de Aragón;Corona Aragonum. Taifa and Crown of Aragon are former monarchies of Europe.

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Crown of Castile

The Crown of Castile was a medieval polity in the Iberian Peninsula that formed in 1230 as a result of the third and definitive union of the crowns and, some decades later, the parliaments of the kingdoms of Castile and León upon the accession of the then Castilian king, Ferdinand III, to the vacant Leonese throne. Taifa and crown of Castile are former monarchies of Europe.

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El Cid

Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (– 10 July 1099) was a Castilian knight and ruler in medieval Spain.

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Emir

Emir (أمير, also transliterated as amir, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or ceremonial authority. The title has a long history of use in the Arab World, East Africa, West Africa, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent.

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Emirate of Granada

The Emirate of Granada, also known as the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada, was an Islamic polity in the southern Iberian Peninsula during the Late Middle Ages, ruled by the Nasrid dynasty. Taifa and Emirate of Granada are 13th century in al-Andalus and former Islamic monarchies in Europe.

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Fitna of al-Andalus

The Fitna of al-Andalus (1009–1031) was a civil war in the Caliphate of Córdoba. Taifa and Fitna of al-Andalus are 11th century in al-Andalus.

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Iberian Peninsula

The Iberian Peninsula (IPA), also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in south-western Europe, defining the westernmost edge of Eurasia.

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Kingdom of Aragon

The Kingdom of Aragon (Reino d'Aragón; Regne d'Aragó; Regnum Aragoniae; Reino de Aragón) or Imperial Aragon (Aragón Imperial) was a medieval and early modern kingdom on the Iberian Peninsula, corresponding to the modern-day autonomous community of Aragon, in Spain. Taifa and kingdom of Aragon are former monarchies of Europe.

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Kingdom of Castile

The Kingdom of Castile (Reino de Castilla: Regnum Castellae) was a polity in the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages. Taifa and Kingdom of Castile are former monarchies of Europe.

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Kingdom of Portugal

The Kingdom of Portugal was a monarchy in the western Iberian Peninsula and the predecessor of the modern Portuguese Republic. Taifa and Kingdom of Portugal are former monarchies of Europe.

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Marinid Sultanate

The Marinid Sultanate was a Berber Muslim empire from the mid-13th to the 15th century which controlled present-day Morocco and, intermittently, other parts of North Africa (Algeria and Tunisia) and of the southern Iberian Peninsula (Spain) around Gibraltar.

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Mercenary

A mercenary, also called a merc, soldier of fortune, or hired gun, is a private individual who joins an armed conflict for personal profit, is otherwise an outsider to the conflict, and is not a member of any other official military.

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Muladí

Muladí (muladí,, pl. muladíes; muladi,, pl. muladis; muladita, or muladí,, pl. muladites or muladís; مولد, trans., pl. مولدون, or مولدين) were the native population of the Iberian Peninsula who adopted Islam after the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula in the early 8th century.

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Muslims

Muslims (God) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition.

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Parias

In medieval Spain, parias (from medieval Latin pariāre, "to make equal ", i.e. pay) were a form of tribute paid by the taifas of al-Andalus to the Christian kingdoms of the north.

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Parthian Empire

The Parthian Empire, also known as the Arsacid Empire, was a major Iranian political and cultural power centered in ancient Iran from 247 BC to 224 AD.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.

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Pyrenees

The Pyrenees are a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain.

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Rebellion of the Alpujarras (1568–1571)

The second rebellion of the Alpujarras (1568–1571), sometimes called the War of the Alpujarras or the Morisco Revolt, was the second such revolt against the Castilian Crown in the mountainous Alpujarra region and on the Granada Altiplano region, northeast of the city of Granada.

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Reconquista

The Reconquista (Spanish and Portuguese for "reconquest") or the reconquest of al-Andalus was the successful series of military campaigns that European Christian kingdoms waged against the Muslim kingdoms following the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula by the Umayyad Caliphate.

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Saqaliba

Saqaliba (ṣaqāliba, singular ṣaqlabī) is a term used in medieval Arabic sources to refer to Slavs, and other peoples of Central, Southern, and Eastern Europe.

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Sasanian Empire

The Sasanian Empire or Sassanid Empire, and officially known as Eranshahr ("Land/Empire of the Iranians"), was the last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th to 8th centuries.

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Siege of Lisbon

The Siege of Lisbon, from 1 July to 25 October 1147, was the military action against the Muslim-ruled Taifa of Badajoz that brought the city of Lisbon under the definitive control of the new Christian power, the Kingdom of Portugal. Taifa and Siege of Lisbon are 12th century in al-Andalus.

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Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.

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Taifa of Albarracín

The Taifa of Albarracín was a medieval Berber taifa kingdom. Taifa and taifa of Albarracín are taifas.

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Taifa of Algeciras

The Taifa of Algeciras was a medieval Muslim taifa kingdom in what is now southern Spain and Gibraltar, that existed from 1035 to 1058. Taifa and taifa of Algeciras are 11th century in al-Andalus and taifas.

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Taifa of Almería

The Taifa of Almería (rtl, Ta'ifa al-Mariyah) was a Muslim medieval Arab kingdom located in what is now the province of Almería in Spain. Taifa and Taifa of Almería are taifas.

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Taifa of Alpuente

The Taifa of Alpuente was a medieval taifa kingdom, of Berber origin, that existed from around 1009 to 1106 created following the end of the Caliphate of Córdoba in the Iberian Peninsula in 1010. Taifa and taifa of Alpuente are taifas.

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Taifa of Arcos

The Taifa of Arcos was a Berber medieval taifa kingdom that existed in two periods; first from 1011 to 1068. Taifa and taifa of Arcos are 12th century in al-Andalus and taifas.

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Taifa of Badajoz

The Taifa of Badajoz (from طائفة بطليوس) was a medieval Islamic Moorish kingdom located in what is now parts of Portugal and Spain. Taifa and Taifa of Badajoz are taifas.

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Taifa of Baeza

The Taifa of Baeza was a medieval taifa Moorish kingdom. Taifa and taifa of Baeza are taifas.

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Taifa of Carmona

The Taifa of Carmona was a medieval Berber taifa kingdom. Taifa and taifa of Carmona are taifas.

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Taifa of Córdoba

The Taifa of Córdoba was an Arab taifa which was ruled by the Banu Jawhar that replaced the Umayyad Caliph as the government of Córdoba and its vicinity in 1031. Taifa and taifa of Córdoba are 11th century in al-Andalus and taifas.

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Taifa of Ceuta

The Taifa of Ceuta was one of the taifa states formed after the breakup of the Caliphate of Córdoba in the early 11th century. Taifa and taifa of Ceuta are 11th century in al-Andalus and taifas.

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Taifa of Constantina and Hornachuelos

The Taifa of Constantina and Hornachuelos was a medieval taifa kingdom that existed, in what is now southern Spain, from around 1143 to 1150 when it was conquered by the Almohads. Taifa and taifa of Constantina and Hornachuelos are taifas.

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Taifa of Dénia

The taifa of Dénia was an Islamic kingdom in medieval Spain, ruling over part of the Valencian coast and Ibiza. Taifa and taifa of Dénia are taifas.

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Taifa of Granada

The Taifa of Granada (rtl, Ta'ifat Gharnata) or Zirid Kingdom of Granada was a Muslim kingdom that was formed in al-Andalus (in present-day Spain) in 1013 following the deposition of Caliph Hisham II in 1009. Taifa and Taifa of Granada are 11th century in al-Andalus, former Islamic monarchies in Europe and taifas.

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Taifa of Guadix and Baza

The Taifa of Guadix and Baza was a medieval Moorish taifa kingdom. Taifa and taifa of Guadix and Baza are taifas.

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Taifa of Jaén

The Taifa of Jaén was a medieval Islamic taifa Moorish kingdom centered in Al-Andalus. Taifa and taifa of Jaén are taifas.

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Taifa of Jerez

The Taifa of Jerez was a medieval Islamic taifa Moorish kingdom in what is now southern Spain. Taifa and taifa of Jerez are taifas.

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Taifa of Lisbon

The Taifa of Lisbon (from Ṭāʾifa al-Ušbūna) was a medieval Islamic Arab Taifa kingdom of the Gharb al-Andalus or Western al-Andalus. Taifa and Taifa of Lisbon are 11th century in al-Andalus and taifas.

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Taifa of Lorca

The Taifa of Lorca was a medieval Islamic Moorish taifa kingdom centered in what is now southern Spain. Taifa and taifa of Lorca are taifas.

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Taifa of Majorca

The Taifa of Majorca was a medieval Islamic taifa kingdom which existed from 1018 to 1203 in Majorca. Taifa and taifa of Majorca are taifas.

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Taifa of Málaga

The Taifa of Málaga was an Andalusī Islamic taifa kingdom located in what is now southern Spain. Taifa and taifa of Málaga are 11th century in al-Andalus and taifas.

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Taifa of Mértola

The Taifa of Mértola was a medieval Islamic Moorish taifa that existed in what is now southeastern Portugal. Taifa and taifa of Mértola are taifas.

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Taifa of Menorca

The Taifa of Menorca was a medieval Islamic taifa kingdom, which existed from 1228 until 1287, when the Crown of Aragon conquered it. Taifa and taifa of Menorca are taifas.

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Taifa of Molina

The Taifa of Molina was a medieval Islamic taifa kingdom that existed from around the 1080s to 1100. Taifa and taifa of Molina are taifas.

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Taifa of Morón

The Taifa of Morón was a medieval Berber taifa kingdom that existed from around 1010 to 1066. Taifa and taifa of Morón are taifas.

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Taifa of Murcia

The Taifa of Murcia was an Arab taifa of medieval Al-Andalus, in what is now southern Spain. Taifa and taifa of Murcia are former monarchies of Europe and taifas.

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Taifa of Murviedro and Sagunto

The Taifa of Murviedro and Sagunto was a medieval taifa kingdom that existed in a short period from 1086 to 1092. Taifa and taifa of Murviedro and Sagunto are taifas.

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Taifa of Niebla

The Taifa of Niebla was an Arab taifa kingdom that existed during three distinct time periods: from 1023 to 1053, from 1145 to 1150 and from 1234 to 1262. Taifa and taifa of Niebla are 11th century in al-Andalus and taifas.

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Taifa of Orihuela

The Taifa of Orihuela was a medieval taifa Moorish kingdom. Taifa and taifa of Orihuela are taifas.

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Taifa of Purchena

The Taifa of Purchena was a medieval Moorish taifa kingdom. Taifa and taifa of Purchena are taifas.

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Taifa of Ronda

The Taifa of Ronda was a medieval Berber taifa kingdom centered in Moorish al-Andalus in what is now southern Spain. Taifa and taifa of Ronda are 11th century in al-Andalus and taifas.

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Taifa of Saltés and Huelva

The Taifa of Saltés and Huelva was a medieval Arab taifa kingdom that existed in southern Iberia from around 1012 to 1051. Taifa and taifa of Saltés and Huelva are taifas.

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Taifa of Santa Maria do Algarve

The Taifa of Santa Maria do Algarve (شنتمرية الغرب) was a medieval Islamic taifa Moorish kingdom or emirate located in what is now southern Portugal, that existed from 1018 to 1051. Taifa and taifa of Santa Maria do Algarve are taifas.

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Taifa of Santarém

The Taifa of Santarém was a medieval Islamic taifa Moorish kingdom in what is now central Portugal. Taifa and taifa of Santarém are taifas.

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Taifa of Segura

The Taifa of Segura was a medieval taifa Moorish kingdom which existed from 1147 to probably around 1150. Taifa and taifa of Segura are taifas.

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Taifa of Seville

The Taifa of Seville (Ta'ifat-u Ishbiliyyah) was an Arab kingdom which was ruled by the Abbadid dynasty. Taifa and Taifa of Seville are 11th century in al-Andalus and taifas.

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Taifa of Silves

The Taifa of Silves was an Arab taifa kingdom that existed in what is now southern Portugal for two distinct periods: from 1027 to 1063, and again from 1145 to 1150, when it was finally conquered by the Almohad Caliphate. Taifa and taifa of Silves are taifas.

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Taifa of Tavira

The Taifa of Tavira was a medieval Islamic taifa Moorish kingdom in what is now southern Portugal. Taifa and taifa of Tavira are taifas.

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Taifa of Tejada

The Taifa of Tejada was a medieval Islamic taifa kingdom that existed only from 1146 to 1150 when it was conquered by the Almohad Caliphate. Taifa and taifa of Tejada are taifas.

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Taifa of Toledo

The Taifa of Toledo was an islamic polity (taifa) located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula in the high middle ages. Taifa and Taifa of Toledo are taifas.

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Taifa of Tortosa

The Taifa of Tortosa was a medieval Islamic taifa kingdom. Taifa and taifa of Tortosa are taifas.

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Taifa of Valencia

The Taifa of Valencia was a medieval Muslim kingdom which existed in and around Valencia, Spain. Taifa and Taifa of Valencia are 11th century in al-Andalus, 12th century in al-Andalus and taifas.

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Taifa of Zaragoza

The taifa of Zaragoza was an independent Arab Muslim state in the east of Al-Andalus (present-day Spain) with its capital in Saraqusta (Zaragoza) city. Taifa and taifa of Zaragoza are taifas.

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Toledo, Spain

Toledo is a city and municipality of Spain, the capital of the province of Toledo and the de jure seat of the government and parliament of the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha.

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Umayyad dynasty

The Umayyad dynasty (Sons of Umayya) or Umayyads (al-Umawiyyūn) was an Arab clan within the Quraysh tribe who were the ruling family of the Caliphate between 661 and 750 and later of al-Andalus between 756 and 1031.

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Umayyad state of Córdoba

The Umayyad state of Córdoba was an Arab Islamic state ruled by the Umayyad dynasty from 756 to 1031. Taifa and Umayyad state of Córdoba are 11th century in al-Andalus and former Islamic monarchies in Europe.

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Visigothic Kingdom

The Visigothic Kingdom, Visigothic Spain or Kingdom of the Goths (Regnum Gothorum) occupied what is now southwestern France and the Iberian Peninsula from the 5th to the 8th centuries. Taifa and Visigothic Kingdom are former monarchies of Europe.

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Wars of Alexander the Great

The wars of Alexander the Great (Greek: Πόλεμοι τουΜεγάλουΑλεξάνδρου) were a series of conquests that were carried out by Alexander III of Macedon from 336 BC to 323 BC.

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Zaragoza

Zaragoza also known in English as Saragossa,Encyclopædia Britannica is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain.

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See also

11th century in al-Andalus

12th century in al-Andalus

13th century in al-Andalus

Former Islamic monarchies in Europe

Taifas

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taifa

Also known as First Taifas period, Party kings, Reinos de taifas, Second Taifas period, Tai'fa, Taifa kingdoms, Taifa kings, Taifas, Taifas in the Al-Andalus, Tawa'if, Tayfa, Third Taifas period, .

, Taifa of Jaén, Taifa of Jerez, Taifa of Lisbon, Taifa of Lorca, Taifa of Majorca, Taifa of Málaga, Taifa of Mértola, Taifa of Menorca, Taifa of Molina, Taifa of Morón, Taifa of Murcia, Taifa of Murviedro and Sagunto, Taifa of Niebla, Taifa of Orihuela, Taifa of Purchena, Taifa of Ronda, Taifa of Saltés and Huelva, Taifa of Santa Maria do Algarve, Taifa of Santarém, Taifa of Segura, Taifa of Seville, Taifa of Silves, Taifa of Tavira, Taifa of Tejada, Taifa of Toledo, Taifa of Tortosa, Taifa of Valencia, Taifa of Zaragoza, Toledo, Spain, Umayyad dynasty, Umayyad state of Córdoba, Visigothic Kingdom, Wars of Alexander the Great, Zaragoza.