The Taifa of Algeciras () was a medieval Muslim
taifa
The ''taifas'' (singular ''taifa'', from ar, طائفة ''ṭā'ifa'', plural طوائف ''ṭawā'if'', a party, band or faction) were the independent Muslim principalities and kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula (modern Portugal and Spain), re ...
kingdom in what is now southern
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
and
Gibraltar
)
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, song = " Gibraltar Anthem"
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, that existed from 1035 to 1058.
History
The ''
taifa
The ''taifas'' (singular ''taifa'', from ar, طائفة ''ṭā'ifa'', plural طوائف ''ṭawā'if'', a party, band or faction) were the independent Muslim principalities and kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula (modern Portugal and Spain), re ...
'' was created in 1013, in the wake of the disintegration of the
caliphate of Córdoba
The Caliphate of Córdoba ( ar, خلافة قرطبة; transliterated ''Khilāfat Qurṭuba''), also known as the Cordoban Caliphate was an Islamic state ruled by the Umayyad dynasty from 929 to 1031. Its territory comprised Iberia and parts o ...
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
The Taifa of Málaga () was an Islamic Moorish taifa kingdom located in what is now southern Spain. It existed during four distinct time periods: from 1026 to 1057, 1073 to 1090, 1145 to 1153, and 1229 to 1239, when the polity was finally conque ...
in 1035. In 1039
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim
Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim al-Thaqāfī ( ar, محمد بن القاسم الثقفي; –) was an Arab military commander in service of the Umayyad Caliphate who led the Muslim conquest of Sindh (part of modern Pakistan), inaugurating the Umayy ...
, 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
Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...
.
Following its conquest, the
kings of Spain
This is a list of Spanish monarchs, that is, rulers of the country of Spain. The forerunners of the monarchs of the Spanish throne were the following:
* Kings of the Visigoths
* Kings of Asturias
* Kings of Navarre
* Kings of León
*Kings of G ...
(such as
Philip IV) sometimes included the kingdom of Algeciras among their titles.
List of Emirs
*
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim
Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim al-Thaqāfī ( ar, محمد بن القاسم الثقفي; –) was an Arab military commander in service of the Umayyad Caliphate who led the Muslim conquest of Sindh (part of modern Pakistan), inaugurating the Umayy ...
: 1035–1048
*
al-Qasim al-Wathiq: 1048–1058
See also
*
List of Sunni Muslim dynasties
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Algeciras
Algeciras ( , ) is a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Cádiz, Andalusia. Located in the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula, near the Strait of Gibraltar, it is the largest city on the Bay of Gibraltar ( es, Bahía de Algeci ...
Algeciras
Hammudid dynasty
History of Andalusia
11th century in Al-Andalus
States and territories established in 1035
1035 establishments in Europe
States and territories disestablished in 1058
1058 disestablishments in Europe