| Taifa of Arcos | |||||||||||
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| 1011–1145 | |||||||||||
 Taifa Kingdom of Arcos, c. 1037 | |||||||||||
| Capital | Arcos de la Frontera, currently in Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Andalusi Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew | ||||||||||
| Religion | Islam, Roman Catholicism, Judaism | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
| • Downfall of Caliphate of Córdoba | 1011 | ||||||||||
| • To Seville/Almoravids | 1068–1091 / 1101–1143 | ||||||||||
| • Conquered by the Almohad Caliphate | 1145 | ||||||||||
| Currency | Dirham and Dinar | ||||||||||
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The Taifa of Arcos (Arabic: طائفة أركش) was a Berber medieval taifa kingdom that existed in two periods; first from 1011 to 1068. Ruled by the Zanata Berber family of the Banū Jizrūn. From 1068 until 1091 it was under the forcible control of Seville, by Abbad II al-Mu'tadid. It regained its independence from 1143 to 1145 when it was finally conquered by the Almohad Caliphate.
The Banū Jizrūn, belonging to the Berber Zanata confederation, led by Muhammad I, seized the cora of Sidonia after expelling the Umayyad governor that ruled. The dynasty proclaimed its independence, giving rise to the kingdom Taifa of Arcos in 1011, with its capital in the present city of Arcos de la Frontera.
List of Emirs
Jizrunid dynasty
- Muhammad I al-Jazari Imad ad-Dawla: 1011/2–1029/30
- 'Abdun ibn Muhammad: 1029/30–1053
- Muhammad II al-Qaim: 1053–1068/9
Conquest
- To Seville: 1068/9–1091
- To the Almoravids: 1101–1143
Idrisid dynasty
- Abu'l-Qasim Ahyal (also in Jerez): 1143–1145
- To the Almohads: 1145–1248
See also
References
- Bosch-Vilà, J. (1988-04-01). Andalus (in French). Éditions Peeters. pp. 641–647. ISBN 2857443196.
- "Abbadid". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. I: A-Ak - Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, IL: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2010. pp. 8. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.
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