Kalpana Kalpana (Editor)

Taifa of Arjona

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Capital
  
Arjona, Spain

Historical era
  
Middle Ages

Founded
  
1232

Government
  
Monarchy

Established
  
1232

Currency
  
Dirham

Languages
  
Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew

Religion
  
Islam, Roman Catholicism, Judaism

The Taifa of Arjona was a medieval Islamic taifa kingdom of Al-Andalus that ruled from 1232 to 1244. It followed Almohad dynasty control of the area, and was superseded by the Christian Kingdom of Castile rule.

Its capital was in Arjona, which is in the present day Province of Jaén, in Andalusia, southern Spain.

Nasrid dynasty

  • Mohammed I ibn Nasr (in Granada 1237–1273): 1232–1244 (d. 1273)
  • References

    Taifa of Arjona Wikipedia