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Taifa of Lorca

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Government
  
Monarchy

Established
  
1228

Founded
  
1228

Currency
  
Dirham

Historical era
  
Middle Ages

Preceded by
  
Succeeded by

Capital
  
Lorca, Spain

Languages
  
Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew

Religion
  
Islam, Roman Catholicism, Judaism

The Taifa of Lorca was a Muslim Arab medieval taifa kingdom in what is now southern Spain.

The taifa was first created in 1042, when Lorca declared its independence from the emirate of Valencia. Its first governor was Ma'n Ibn Sumadih, its power extending from the city to Jaén and Baza.

The taifa was shortly recreated in 1228, after the fall of the Almoravids. It lasted until c. 1250, when it was conquered by the taifa of Murcia.

Ahlid dynasty

  • Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad: fl. 13th century (1228–1250)
  • To Murcia: c. 1250?–1266
  • References

    Taifa of Lorca Wikipedia