Europe · High and late Middle Ages
Taifa of Valencia
1010/1011–1094
Ṭā'ifa Balansiya. Capital: Valencia. Founded by the Saqaliba (Slavic freedmen) brothers Mubarak and Muzaffar (1010–1018), later ruled by Abd al-Aziz al-Mansur (1021–1061), grandson of Almanzor, of the Amirid line, who built the city's Arab walls.
- Existed
- 1010/1011–1094
- Shown on the map
- 1010–1065, 1085–1098, 1147–1151, 1236–1249 (4 periods)
- Peak area
- 54k km²
- Region
- Europe
Names
Ṭā'ifa Balansiya. Capital: Valencia. Founded by the Saqaliba (Slavic freedmen) brothers Mubarak and Muzaffar (1010–1018), later ruled by Abd al-Aziz al-Mansur (1021–1061), grandson of Almanzor, of the Amirid line, who built the city's Arab walls. Absorbed by Toledo in 1065; al-Qadir was installed as Castilian vassal in 1086 after Toledo's fall. The qadi Ibn Jahhaf led a pro-Almoravid revolt (1092) and had al-Qadir killed. El Cid (Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar) besieged and captured Valencia (1092–1094), ruling it as a Christian principality from 17 June 1094 until his death on 10 July 1099. He defeated Almoravid relief forces at Cuarte (1094) and Bairén. His widow Jimena Díaz held the city until the Almoravids took it in 1102.
Common questions
- What was the Taifa of Valencia?
- Ṭā'ifa Balansiya. Capital: Valencia. Founded by the Saqaliba (Slavic freedmen) brothers Mubarak and Muzaffar (1010–1018), later ruled by Abd al-Aziz al-Mansur (1021–1061), grandson of Almanzor, of the Amirid line, who built the city's Arab walls.
- When did the Taifa of Valencia exist?
- The Taifa of Valencia existed 1010/1011–1094. On this map it is drawn 1010–1065, 1085–1098, 1147–1151, 1236–1249.
- How large was the Taifa of Valencia?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, the Taifa of Valencia covered about 54,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia articles for al-Andalus, the taifas and the Christian kingdoms as the primary basis, with Encyclopædia Britannica, the World History Encyclopedia and academic work on the historiography of the Reconquista and the taifa period (García-Sanjuán). The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Taifa of Valencia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taifa_of_Valencia
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