Taifa of Valencia | ||||||||||||
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Taifa Kingdom of Valencia, c. 1037
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Capital | Valencia | |||||||||||
Languages | Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew, Berber | |||||||||||
Religion | Islam, Roman Catholicism, Judaism | |||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | |||||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | |||||||||||
• | Established | 1010 | ||||||||||
• | To Toledo | 1065–1075 | ||||||||||
• | To Castile/Almoravids | 1099–1102 / 1102–1145 | ||||||||||
• | To Murcia/Almohads | 1147–1172 / 1172–1229 | ||||||||||
• | Conquered by Aragon | 1238 | ||||||||||
Currency | Dirham and Dinar | |||||||||||
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The Taifa of Valencia was a medieval taifa kingdom which existed, in and around Valencia, Spain during four distinct periods: from 1010 to 1065, from 1075 to 1099, from 1145 to 1147 and last from 1229 to 1238 when it was finally conquered by the Aragon.
From 1094 to 1099 the kingdom was also famously subject to the rule of legendary military leader El Cid.