Taifa of Zaragoza

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The Taifa of Zaragoza was a prominent medieval Muslim principality in northeastern Iberia, centered on the city of Zaragoza and known for its political influence and cultural flourishing during the era of the taifa kingdoms.

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Taifa of Zaragoza canonical 8
History of Zaragoza 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic polity in Iberia
medieval Muslim state
taifa kingdom
borders Kingdom of Aragon
Kingdom of Navarre
Taifa of Lérida
Taifa of Toledo
capital Zaragoza
conqueredBy Almoravid dynasty
Kingdom of Aragon
country Al-Andalus
culturalSphere Islamic Golden Age in Iberia
currency dinar
dirham
endTime 1110
era Taifa period
followedBy Almoravid rule in Zaragoza
Kingdom of Aragon
governmentType monarchy
knownFor architecture and fortifications
cultural flourishing
patronage of poets and scholars
political influence in northeastern Iberia
language Arabic
Mozarabic
Romance languages in Al-Andalus
locatedIn Ebro basin
surface form: Ebro River valley

northeastern Iberia
militaryRole frontier state against Christian kingdoms
notableFigure Al-Mu'taman ibn Hūd (mathematician and ruler)
Ibn Hazm
surface form: Ibn Hazm (visitor and intellectual influence)
notableRuler Al-Mundhir I ibn Yahya al-Tujibi
Al-Muqtadir (Ahmad I ibn Sulayman)
Al-Musta'in I (Ahmad I ibn Sulayman al-Muqtadir’s father, also known as Sulayman ibn Hud)
Al-Musta'in II (Ahmad II ibn Yusuf)
Al-Mutamin (Yusuf ibn Ahmad al-Muqtadir)
notableStructure Aljafería Palace
paidTributeTo Kingdom of Aragon
surface form: Kingdom of Aragon (at various times)
partOf Al-Andalus
politicalStatus independent Muslim principality
precededBy Caliphate of Córdoba
religion Sunni Islam
rulingDynasty Banu Hud
Banu Tujib
startTime c. 1018
territoryIncludes Calatayud
Huesca province
surface form: Huesca

Lleida
surface form: Lleida (periodically)

Tudela
surface form: Tudela (periodically)

Zaragoza
yearOfChristianConquest 1118 (city of Zaragoza)

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taifa kingdoms composedOf Taifa of Zaragoza
Iberian kingdoms hasPart Taifa of Zaragoza
Capitulation of Zaragoza category Taifa of Zaragoza
this entity surface form: History of Zaragoza
Taifa of Toledo borderedBy Taifa of Zaragoza
Taifa of Denia successorState Taifa of Zaragoza
Taifa of Denia neighboringTaifa Taifa of Zaragoza
Bahya ibn Paquda countryOfCitizenship Taifa of Zaragoza
Ibn Bajjah birthPlace Taifa of Zaragoza
Ibn Bajjah citizenship Taifa of Zaragoza