The Taifa of Almería (Arabic: طائفة المرية, Ta'ifa al-Mariyah) was a Muslim medieval Arab kingdom located in what is now the province of Almería in Spain...
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Banu Sumadih (category Taifa of Almería)
were an 11th-century Arab dynasty that ruled the Moorish Taifa of Almería (present day Almería province, Spain) in Al-Andalus. The family also produced...
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taifas (from Arabic: طائفة ṭā'ifa, plural طوائف ṭawā'if, meaning "party, band, faction") were the independent Muslim principalities and kingdoms of the...
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The Alcazaba of Almería is a fortified complex in Almería, southern Spain. The word alcazaba, from the Arabic word (القَصَبَة; al-qaṣabah), signifies a...
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Murcia included Albacete and part of Almería as well. The taifa is apparently the one that existed the greatest number of separate time periods (five): from...
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of Taifa, Banu Al-Miri. It is bordered by the provinces of Granada, Murcia, and the Mediterranean Sea. Its capital is the homonymous city of Almería....
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breakup of the city's period of splendor in the Middle Ages. Within a decade, in 1157, Almería had passed to the control of Muslim Almohad rulers. Almería soon...
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Banu Tujib (category Taifa of Almería)
1039. An exiled junior line of the family, known as the Banu Sumadih, established themselves as rulers of the Taifa of Almería, which they held for three...
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Yusuf ibn Tashfin, and the forces of King Alfonso VI of Castile. The Almoravids were called into battle by the taifas, Muslim principalities in Al-Andalus...
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Geographer, traveler and historian of al-Andalus. He hailed from the Arab tribe of Udra which had settled Almería. Born in Almería in 1003, Al-Udri journeyed...
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Badis ibn Habus (category Zirid kings of Granada)
confrontation with Zuhayr, the king of the Taifa of Almería, Badis ibn Habus took control of the territory of the Taifa of Almeria and the following year managed...
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The Taifa of Granada (Arabic: طائفة غرناطة, Ta'ifat Gharnata) or Zirid Kingdom of Granada was a Muslim kingdom that was formed in al-Andalus (in present-day...
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The Taifa of Seville (Arabic: طائفة إشبيليّة Ta'ifat-u Ishbiliyyah) was an Arab kingdom which was ruled by the Abbadid dynasty. It was established in 1023...
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Al-Tighnari (category Botanists of the medieval Islamic world)
one of many personalities from Granada who moved to the Taifa of Almería, likely because of disagreements with the ruler. He was part of a group of poets...
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Taifa of Tortosa (1010–1099) Taifa of Arcos (1011–1145) Taifa of Almería (1010–1147) Taifa of Denia (1010–1227) Taifa of Valencia (1010–1238) Taifa of Murcia...
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daughter of Abu Yahyà Muhammad ben Ma'n, al-Mutasim, king of the Taifa of Almería (which currently corresponds to the province of Almería, Andalusia...
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The siege of Aledo was one of the many battles in the conflict between the Almoravids and the Taifa kingdoms on one side, and the Kingdom of Castile on...
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August – A battle occurs near the town of Alfuente, Andalucia, between the Taifa of Granada and the Taifa of Almeria, as described by the Jewish poet Samuel...
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Al-Andalus (redirect from Etymology of Al-Andalus)
into taifa states and principalities, some of which (such as the Taifa of Toledo, the Taifa of Zaragoza, the Taifa of Seville and the Taifa of Badajoz)...
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The Taifa of Málaga (Arabic: طائفة مالقة) was an Andalusī Islamic taifa kingdom located in what is now southern Spain. It existed during four distinct...
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1066 Granada massacre (category Taifa of Granada)
ibn Sumadih, the ruler of the neighboring Taifa of Almería, a traditional enemy of Granada. He promised to open the gates of the city to Al-Mutasim's...
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Costa de Almería The Costa de Almería (Spanish: [ˈkosta ðe almeˈɾi.a], "Coast of Almería") is a coastal region of Spain consisting of the coastal municipalities...
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1020–1028) – Taifa of Toledo Banu Tujib (AD 1013–1094) – Taifa of Zaragoza and Taifa of Badajoz Banu Sumadih (AD 1041–1091) – Taifa of Almería Hammudid dynasty...
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following is a timeline of the history of the city of Almería, Spain. 955 CE – Town of Al-Mariyya established. 1012 – Taifa of Almería established. 1147 –...
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Al-Gassaniyya (category People from Almería)
in Taifa of Almería, coinciding with the reigns of Jairán [es] and Abu Yahya Muhammad al-Mutasim [es]. This would have made her a contemporary of Zaynab...
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The Taifa of Valencia (Arabic: طائفة بلنسية) was a medieval Muslim kingdom which existed in and around Valencia, Spain. It gained independence from the...
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Zaynab al-Mariyya (category People from Almería)
or 12th century, as that was the height of economic and cultural splendor in Taifa of Almería under the reign of Abu Yahya Muhammad al-Mutasim [es]. This...
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Zirid dynasty (redirect from Zirid Capture of Palermo (1036))
forces of al-Andalus during this period. During the reign of Badis Ibn Habus the Zirids of Granada defeated an attack by the Taifa of Almeria in 1038...
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Purchena (redirect from Purchena, Almería)
Spain. It is situated inland the county of Almería, at the foot of the Sierra de los Filabres, in the middle of the Almanzora River Valley, surrounded...
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is a list of wars and armed conflicts fought by Spain, its predecessor states, or in Spanish territory. Military history of Spain List of Spanish colonial...
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