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Taifa of Algeciras
Medieval Muslim taifa kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Taifa of Algeciras | |||||||||
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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 |
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