Taifa of Arcos

Taifa of Arcos
Taifa of Arcos
1011–1145
	Taifa Kingdom of Arcos, c. 1037
Capital	Arcos de la Frontera, currently in Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
Common 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 Almohad Caliphate	1145
Currency	Dirham and Dinar
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Caliphate of Cordoba
Taifa of Seville
Almohad dynasty

The Taifa of Arcos (Arabic: طائفة أركش) 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 Almohad Caliphate.

The Banū Jizrūn, belonging to the Berber Zanata confederation, led by Muhammad I, seized the cora of Sidonia after expelling the Umayyad governor that ruled. The dynasty proclaimed its independence, 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

Muhammad I al-Jazari Imad ad-Dawla: 1011/2–1029/30
'Abdun ibn Muhammad: 1029/30–1053
Muhammad II al-Qaim: 1053–1068/9

Conquest

To Seville: 1068/9–1091
To the Almoravids: 1101–1143

Idrisid dynasty

Abu'l-Qasim Ahyal (also in Jerez): 1143–1145
- To the Almohads: 1145–1248

References

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

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[1] Bosch-Vilà, J. (1988-04-01). Andalus (in French). Éditions Peeters. pp. 641–647. ISBN 2857443196.

[EB-2] "Abbadid". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. I: A-Ak - Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, IL: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2010. pp. 8. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.

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v t e Taifa Kingdoms in the Iberian Peninsula
11th Century	Albarracín Algeciras Almería (I / II) Alpuente Arcos Badajoz Carmona Córdoba Dénia Granada Jerica Lleida Lisbon Lorca Málaga (I / II) Mallorca Mértola Molina Morón Murcia (I / II) Murviedro and Sagunto Niebla Ronda Saltés and Huelva Santa Maria do Algarve Segorbe Seville Silves Toledo (I / II) Tortosa (I / II) Valencia (I / II) Zaragoza
12th Century	Almería (III) Arcos (II) Badajoz (II) Beja and Évora Carmona (II) Constantina and Hornachuelos Guadix and Baza Jaén (I / II) Jerez Málaga (III) Mértola (II / III) Murcia (III / IV) Niebla (II) Purchena Santarém Segura Silves (II) Tavira Tejada Valencia (III)
13th Century	Arjona Baeza Dénia (II) Lorca (II) Málaga (IV) Menorca Murcia (V) Niebla (III) Orihuela Valencia (IV)

List of Emirs

Jizrunid dynasty

Conquest

Idrisid dynasty

See also

References