emirate · Iberia

Taifa of Ronda

1015 CE – 1065 CE (approx.) · capital Ronda

A Berber taifa centred on the gorge-top town of Ronda, ruled by the Banu Ifran until its annexation by the Abbadids of Seville.

Origins

Around 1015 Abu Nur Hilal ibn Abi Qurra of the Banu Ifran, a Zanata Berber clan, made himself independent in Ronda and the surrounding Serranía, first as a governor for the Hammudids and then in his own name.

Rule and society

Ronda's position above the Tajo gorge made it nearly impregnable, and the state controlled routes between the coast and the Guadalquivir valley. Its rulers were often at war with Seville, and court intrigue was frequent: Abu Nur was briefly overthrown and later restored.

Decline and legacy

In 1065 al-Mutadid of the Taifa of Seville annexed Ronda, ending Ifranid rule. The town later served the Almoravids, the Almohads and the Emirate of Granada before falling to Castile in 1485.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Caliphate of Córdoba 929 CE – 1031 CETaifa of Ronda

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

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