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Taifa of Algeciras

Medieval Muslim taifa kingdom

Summary

Medieval Muslim taifa kingdom

Field	Value
native_name	ar
conventional_long_name	Taifa of Algeciras
common_name	Taifa of Algeciras
era	Middle Ages
government_type	Monarchy
year_start	1035
year_end	1058
event_start	Downfall of Caliphate of Córdoba
event_end	Conquered by the Taifa of Seville
p1	Caliphate of Cordoba
s1	Taifa of Seville
today	Spain
Gibraltar
image_map	Location map Taifa of Algeciras.svg
image_map_caption	Taifa Kingdom of Algeciras, c. 1037.
capital	Algeciras
common_languages	Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew
title_leader	Emir
year_leader1	1035–1048
leader1	Muhammad ibn al-Qasim
year_leader2	1048–1058
leader2	al-Qasim al-Wathiq
religion	Islam, Catholicism, Judaism
currency	Dirham and Dinar

Gibraltar

The Taifa of Algeciras () was a medieval Muslim taifa kingdom in what is now southern Spain and Gibraltar, that existed from 1035 to 1058.

History

The taifa was created in 1013, in the wake of the disintegration of the caliphate of Córdoba which began after 1009. When Sulayman ibn al-Hakam took control of the caliphate, he gave Algeciras to the Hammudids, a dynasty who had helped him in gaining the power. The first king of Algeciras was al-Qasim al-Ma'mun, who later was also caliph.

His cousin Yahya al-Mu'tali annexed Algeciras to the taifa of Málaga in 1035. In 1039 Muhammad ibn al-Qasim, son of al-Qasim, was proclaimed emir of Algeciras.

In 1055 al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad, lord of Seville, appeared under Algeciras' walls, forcing Muhammad to leave the taifa, which was annexed to that of Seville.

Following its conquest, the kings of Spain (such as Philip IV) sometimes included the kingdom of Algeciras among their titles.

List of Emirs

Muhammad ibn al-Qasim: 1035–1048
al-Qasim al-Wathiq: 1048–1058

References

Kevin Lane, Clive Finlayson, Uwe Vagelpohl, Francisco José Giles Guzmàn, Francisco Giles Pacheco [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1179/0076609714Z.00000000034?scroll=top&needAccess=true "Myths, Moors and Holy War: Reassessing the History and Archaeology of Gibraltar and the Straits, ad 711–1462"]. Medieval Archaeology. 58 (1): 136–161. 20 Oct 2014 – via Taylor & Francis.

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