Taifa of Valencia

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The Taifa of Valencia was a medieval Muslim-ruled principality on Spain’s eastern coast that flourished during the fragmented taifa period following the collapse of the Caliphate of Córdoba.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former monarchy
medieval Islamic state
taifa
capital Valencia
country Al-Andalus
linked to: Andalusia
currency dinar
dirham
demography population including Muslims, Christians, and Jews
economy based on agriculture
based on irrigation and horticulture
engaged in Mediterranean trade
emergedFrom Caliphate of Córdoba
endTime c. 1094 as an independent Muslim taifa
late 11th century
followedBy Almoravid rule in Valencia
rule of El Cid in Valencia
governmentType monarchy
hasCoastlineOn Mediterranean Sea
historicalEra Middle Ages
knownFor Islamic art and architecture
flourishing urban culture in Valencia
participation in internal conflicts among taifas
language Arabic
Romance languages of Al-Andalus
locatedIn Valencian region
linked to: Valencian Community

eastern Iberian Peninsula
present-day Spain
partOf Al-Andalus
linked to: Andalusia

taifa period
partOfConflict Christian–Muslim frontier warfare in eastern Iberia
inter-taifa wars in 11th-century Iberia
predecessor Caliphate of Córdoba
religion Sunni Islam
ruler Abū Bakr ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz
Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (El Cid) as Christian lord after Muslim taifa period
al-Qādir bi-llāh
al-Qādir of Toledo
ʿAbd al-Malik ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz
ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Manṣūr
sharesBorderWith Taifa of Albarracín
Taifa of Denia
Taifa of Toledo
startTime c. 1010
early 11th century
successor Almoravid Empire in eastern al-Andalus
linked to: Almoravid dynasty

Christian lordship of Valencia under El Cid

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Kingdom of Valencia precededBy Taifa of Valencia
taifa kingdoms composedOf Taifa of Valencia
Iberian kingdoms hasPart Taifa of Valencia
King of Valencia follows Taifa kings of Valencia
linked to: Taifa of Valencia
Taifa of Toledo borderedBy Taifa of Valencia
Valencian territory of the Crown of Aragon predecessor Islamic Taifa of Valencia
linked to: Taifa of Valencia
Taifa of Murcia borderedBy Taifa of Valencia
siege of Valencia (1238) countryAtTime Taifa of Valencia
siege of Valencia (1238) belligerent Taifa of Valencia
Taifa of Denia successorState Taifa of Valencia
Taifa of Denia neighboringTaifa Taifa of Valencia
Taifa of Alpuente successorState Taifa of Valencia
Taifa of Alpuente neighbouringEntity Taifa of Valencia