Taifa of Arcos

Taifa of Arcos
1011–1145
Location of Taifa of Arcos Taifa Kingdom of Arcos, c. 1037.
Capital		Arcos de la Frontera, currently in Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
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 Taifa of Seville	1145
Currency		Dirham and Dinar
Preceded by Succeeded by Caliphate_of_Cordoba Almohad dynasty

The Taifa of Arcos was a medieval taifa kingdom that existed in two periods; first from 1011 to 1068. 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 Almohads.

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

• List of Sunni Muslim dynasties

Sources

• http://web.raex.com/~obsidian/taifa.html