The Taifa of

Alpuente Alpuente is a town and municipality in the province of Valencia, part of Valencia, Spain. History It was the capital of an Iberia Muslim ''taifa'' or kingdom in the 11th century, ruled by the dynasty of Beni Kasim. In 1103, Alpuente fell und ...

() was a medieval

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, of

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origin, that existed from around 1009 to 1106 created following the end 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 ...

in the

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in 1010. It was centered at the city of

. It was ruled by a

family of the Banu Qasim tribe.

List of Emirs

Qasimid dynasty

* 'Abd Allah I: c. 1009–1030 * Muhammad I Yumn ad-Dawla: 1030–1042 *

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: 1042–1043 * Muhammad II: 1043 * 'Abd Allah II: 1043–c. 1106

Sources

Berber dynasties 1106 disestablishments in Europe States and territories established in 1009 Province of Valencia

1009 establishments in Europe 11th-century establishments in Al-Andalus 12th-century disestablishments in Al-Andalus {{Al-Andalus-stub

List of Emirs

Qasimid dynasty

See also

Sources