Taifa of Algeciras

Taifa of Algeciras
1035–1058
Location of Taifa of Algeciras Taifa Kingdom of Algeciras, c. 1037.
Capital		Algeciras, currently in Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
Languages		Arabic, Mozarabic , Hebrew
Religion		Islam, Roman Catholicism, Judaism
Government		Monarchy
Historical era		Middle Ages
•	Downfall of Caliphate of Córdoba	1035
•	Conquered by the Taifa of Seville	1058
Currency		Dirham and Dinar
Preceded by Succeeded by Caliphate_of_Cordoba Taifa of Seville 20px

The Taifa of Algeciras was a medieval 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 of Berber 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

See also

• List of Sunni Muslim dynasties

Sources

• http://web.raex.com/~obsidian/taifa.html