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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
Berber Berber or Berbers may refer to: Ethnic group * Berbers, an ethnic group native to Northern Africa * Berber languages, a family of Afro-Asiatic languages Places * Berber, Sudan, a town on the Nile People with the surname * Ady Berber (1913–196 ...
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
Iberian Peninsula The Iberian Peninsula (), ** * Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica'' ** ** * french: Péninsule Ibérique * mwl, Península Eibérica * eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defi ...
in 1010. It was centered at the city 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 ...
. It was ruled by a
Berber Berber or Berbers may refer to: Ethnic group * Berbers, an ethnic group native to Northern Africa * Berber languages, a family of Afro-Asiatic languages Places * Berber, Sudan, a town on the Nile People with the surname * Ady Berber (1913–196 ...
family of the Banu Qasim tribe.


List of Emirs


Qasimid dynasty

* 'Abd Allah I: c. 1009–1030 * Muhammad I Yumn ad-Dawla: 1030–1042 *
Ahmad b Muhammad 'Izz (o Adud) al-Dawla Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...
: 1042–1043 * Muhammad II: 1043 * 'Abd Allah II: 1043–c. 1106


See also

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List of Sunni Muslim dynasties The following is a list of Sunni Muslim dynasties. Asia Middle East Arabian Peninsula * Banu Wajih (926–965) *Sharif of Mecca (967–1925) * Al Uyuniyun (1076–1253) *Sulaymanids (1063–1174) *Mahdids (1159–1174) *Kathiri (Hadhramaut) ( ...


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Berber dynasties 1106 disestablishments in Europe States and territories established in 1009 Province of Valencia
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 ...
1009 establishments in Europe 11th-century establishments in Al-Andalus 12th-century disestablishments in Al-Andalus {{Al-Andalus-stub