emirate · Iberia
Taifa of Guadix
Origins
In 1145, as the Almoravid regime in al-Andalus disintegrated, local leaders took control of Guadix and Baza, two towns on the high plateau between Granada and the coast at Almería region.
Rule and society
Known only from brief chronicle references, the state was centred on irrigated basins and cave settlements and controlled the route from Granada to the east coast. Its leaders were caught between Ibn Mardanish of Murcia, the Almoravid loyalists of Granada and the Almohads.
Decline and legacy
Around 1151 the district passed under Almohad control. Guadix later belonged to the Emirate of Granada until 1489.
Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.
Lineage
Almoravid Empire 1040 CE – 1147 CETaifa of Guadix
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- Taifa of Guadix was conquered by Almohad Caliphate1151 CE
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Taifa of Guadix. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/taifa-of-guadix
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- The Epoch Institute. “Taifa of Guadix.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/taifa-of-guadix.
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- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Taifa of Guadix’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/taifa-of-guadix (Accessed: ).
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