emirate · Iberia

Taifa of Calatayud

1046 CE – 1055 CE (approx.) · capital Calatayud

A short-lived Hudid principality at Calatayud, created when the founder of the Hudid dynasty divided his lands among his sons.

Origins

When Sulayman ibn Hud al-Mustain of the Taifa of Zaragoza died in 1046, his realm was split among his sons. Muhammad received Calatayud, an old town on the Jalón controlling the road from Zaragoza to Toledo.

Rule and society

Known only from brief chronicle references, the principality was a fortified district rather than a full kingdom, and its ruler was quickly drawn into conflict with his ambitious brother Ahmad al-Muqtadir.

Decline and legacy

By around 1055 al-Muqtadir had removed his brothers and reunited Calatayud with the Taifa of Zaragoza. Alfonso I of Aragon took the town in 1120.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Taifa of Zaragoza 1018 CE – 1110 CETaifa of CalatayudTaifa of Zaragoza 1018 CE – 1110 CE

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Taifa of Calatayud. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/taifa-of-calatayud
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