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Marwanid Badajoz

875 CE – 930 CE (approx.) · capital Badajoz

The autonomous muwallad lordship founded by the rebel Ibn Marwan, who built the city of Badajoz and defied the emirs of Córdoba.

Origins

Abd al-Rahman ibn Marwan, known as al-Jilliqi, 'the Galician', was a muwallad leader from Mérida who rebelled against the Emirate of Córdoba. After a period of revolt and an alliance with Alfonso III of Asturias, the emir Muhammad I allowed him in about 875 to settle at Badajoz, which he fortified as his capital.

Rule and society

Ibn Marwan and his descendants ruled the lower Guadiana as virtually independent lords, drawing support from muwallads and Christians and shifting between Córdoba and the Christian north. Their lordship was one of several autonomous states that split al-Andalus during the fitna of the late 9th century.

Decline and legacy

As Abd al-Rahman III restored central authority, he took Badajoz in 929 or 930 and ended the Marwanid lordship. Badajoz remained an important city and later became the capital of the Taifa of Badajoz.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Emirate of Córdoba 756 CE – 929 CEMarwanid Badajoz

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Marwanid Badajoz. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/marwanid-badajoz
MLA
“Marwanid Badajoz.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/marwanid-badajoz. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Marwanid Badajoz.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/marwanid-badajoz.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Marwanid Badajoz’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/marwanid-badajoz (Accessed: ).

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