Polity Taifa of Denia

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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 1011: The Taifa of Denia was created in 1010, after the disintegration of the Caliphate of Córdoba.

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 1011: The Taifa of Denia was created in 1010, after the disintegration of the Caliphate of Córdoba.
  • January 1016: The Taifa of Denia had a relatively powerful navy, which in 1015 was used to take control of the Balearic Islands.

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.

  • January 1228: After the death of the ruler Zayyan ibn Mardanish in 1224, Denia came under the control of the Kingdom of Aragon in 1227. This marked the end of the Taifa of Denia, a Muslim-ruled territory in the Iberian Peninsula.

3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 1077: Around 1076 Denia was conquered by the Taifa of Zaragoza establishing an independent Muslim kingdom in the Balearic archipelago.
  • January 1077: Dénia's power remained confined to its peninsular possessions until the conquest by the taifa of Zaragoza in 1076.
  • January 1225: After the fall of the Almohad Caliphate, Denia was ruled by the Taifa of Denia.

Disestablishment

  • January 1228: After the death of the ruler Zayyan ibn Mardanish in 1224, Denia came under the control of the Kingdom of Aragon in 1227. This marked the end of the Taifa of Denia, a Muslim-ruled territory in the Iberian Peninsula.