Taifa of Málaga

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The Taifa of Málaga was a medieval Muslim principality in southern al-Andalus centered on the city of Málaga, known for its political autonomy and cultural activity following the fragmentation of the Caliphate of Córdoba.

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Taifa of Málaga canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former monarchy
medieval Muslim state
taifa
capital Málaga
country al-Andalus
linked to: Al-Andalus
culture Andalusian culture
currency dinar
dirham
dissolutionReason conquest by North African dynasties
incorporation into Christian kingdoms
economy Mediterranean trade
agriculture
craft production
emergedFrom Caliphate of Córdoba
endTime c. 1239
ethnicComposition Arab
linked to: Arabs

Berber
linked to: Berbers

Mozarab
linked to: Mozarabs

Muladi
governmentType monarchy
hasFortification Alcazaba of Málaga
hasPort Port of Málaga
knownFor architecture
cultural activity in poetry
political autonomy after the fall of the Caliphate of Córdoba
trade and maritime commerce
language Andalusi Arabic
linked to: Andalusian Arabic

Arabic
locatedIn Iberian Peninsula
present-day Spain
southern al-Andalus
linked to: Al-Andalus
notableRuler Ibn Hud
Idris II al-Muta'ayyad
linked to: Idris ibn Idris

Tamim ibn Buluggin
Yahya I al-Mu'tali
partOf al-Andalus
linked to: Al-Andalus
partOfConflict Reconquista
period Taifa period
predecessor Caliphate of Córdoba
religion Sunni Islam
rulingDynasty Almohad dynasty
Almoravid dynasty
Hammudid dynasty
Zirid dynasty of Granada
linked to: Zirid dynasty
startTime c. 1026
successor Almohad Caliphate
linked to: Almohad dynasty

Almoravid dynasty
Crown of Castile
writingSystem Arabic script

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taifa kingdoms composedOf Taifa of Málaga
Iberian kingdoms hasPart Taifa of Málaga
Taifa of Granada borderedBy Taifa of Málaga