Polity Taifa of Albarracín

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Was one of the Taifas (independent Muslim principality) in the Iberian Peninsula that emerged in the period following the fall of the Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba.

Establishment

  • January 1013: The Taifa of Albarracín existed from 1012.

Chronology

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1. Fragmentation of the Caliphate of Córdoba

The Caliphate disintegrated in the early 11th century during the Fitna of al-Andalus, a civil war between the descendants of caliph Hisham II and the successors of his hajib (court official), Al-Mansur, leading to the establishment of a multitude of independent Muslim kingdoms (taifas).

  • January 1013: The Taifa of Albarracín existed from 1012.

2. Reconquista

Were a series military campaigns from the 8th century until 1492 by the Christian kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula to reconquer the region from the Islamic rulers that had conquered it during the Umayyad conquest of Hispania.

2.1. Conquests of Yusuf ibn Tashfin

Expansion during the rule of Yusuf ibn Tashfin in the Almoravid Caliphate.

  • May 1104: The Taifa of Albarracín disappeared in April 1104 with its conquest by the Almoravids.

Disestablishment

  • May 1104: The Taifa of Albarracín disappeared in April 1104 with its conquest by the Almoravids.