emirate · Iberia

Taifa of Valencia

1010 CE – 1094 CE (approx.) · capital Valencia

A rich taifa on the Valencian huerta, governed by Amirid heirs and later by Toledo, whose fall ended with El Cid's conquest of the city in 1094.

Origins

In 1010-1011 the freedmen Mubarak and Muzaffar took control of Valencia as the Caliphate of Córdoba disintegrated. In 1021 the city recognised Abd al-Aziz ibn Abi Amir, a grandson of the regent al-Mansur, whose family ruled until 1065.

Rule and society

Valencia drew wealth from irrigated huerta farming, rice, silk and its port. Abd al-Aziz (1021-1061) was a capable ruler who also controlled Almería for a time. In 1065 al-Mamun of the Taifa of Toledo annexed the city, and after Toledo fell in 1085 Alfonso VI installed the deposed al-Qadir in Valencia as a Castilian client.

Decline and legacy

In 1092 the qadi Ibn Jahhaf killed al-Qadir and appealed to the Almoravids. Rodrigo Díaz, El Cid, besieged the city and took it in June 1094, creating the Lordship of Valencia.

Lineage

Caliphate of Córdoba 929 CE – 1031 CETaifa of ValenciaLordship of Valencia 1094 CE – 1102 CE

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Taifa of Valencia. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/taifa-of-valencia
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“Taifa of Valencia.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/taifa-of-valencia. Accessed .
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