Taifa of Algeciras
Taifa of Algeciras طائفة الجزيرة (Arabic) | |||||||||
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| 1035–1058 | |||||||||
Taifa Kingdom of Algeciras, c. 1037. | |||||||||
| Capital | Algeciras | ||||||||
| Common languages | Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam, Catholicism, Judaism | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Emir | |||||||||
• 1035–1048 | Muhammad ibn al-Qasim | ||||||||
• 1048–1058 | al-Qasim al-Wathiq | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Downfall of Caliphate of Córdoba | 1035 | ||||||||
• Conquered by the Taifa of Seville | 1058 | ||||||||
| Currency | Dirham and Dinar | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Spain Gibraltar | ||||||||
The Taifa of Algeciras (Arabic: طائفة الجزيرة) was a medieval Muslim taifa kingdom in what is now southern Spain and Gibraltar, that existed from 1035 to 1058.