emirate · Iberia

Taifa of Murviedro

1086 CE – 1092 CE (approx.) · capital Murviedro

A fleeting principality at Murviedro, the old Saguntum, held by a Valencian notable during the turmoil around El Cid's campaigns.

Origins

After the collapse of the Taifa of Valencia's independence and the installation of al-Qadir as a Castilian client in 1086, the Valencian notable Abu Isa ibn Labbun made himself master of the fortress town of Murviedro, the ancient Saguntum, north of Valencia.

Rule and society

Known only from brief chronicle references, the lordship was little more than the castle and its district. Ibn Labbun manoeuvred between al-Qadir, the Taifa of Albarracín and El Cid, paying tribute to survive.

Decline and legacy

By about 1092 Ibn Labbun had handed the town to the ruler of Albarracín. El Cid captured Murviedro in 1098, adding it to the Lordship of Valencia, before it passed to the Almoravids.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Taifa of Albarracín 1012 CE – 1104 CETaifa of Murviedro

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Taifa of Murviedro. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/taifa-of-murviedro
MLA
“Taifa of Murviedro.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/taifa-of-murviedro. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Taifa of Murviedro.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/taifa-of-murviedro.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Taifa of Murviedro’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/taifa-of-murviedro (Accessed: ).

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