emirate · Iberia

Third Taifa of Málaga

1145 CE – 1153 CE (approx.) · capital Málaga

Málaga under its qadi Ibn Hassun, who ruled the city independently after the Almoravid collapse until the Almohads forced him out.

Origins

In 1145, as Andalusi cities expelled their Almoravid garrisons, the people of Málaga accepted the authority of their qadi, Abu al-Hakam ibn Hassun, a member of a local family of jurists.

Rule and society

Like other qadis of the second taifa period, Ibn Hassun ruled on the strength of his religious office and local support. He governed a prosperous port, but had little military power and faced pressure from Almoravid loyalists, from the Taifa of Jaén and from the advancing Almohads.

Decline and legacy

In 1153 the Almohads took Málaga, and Ibn Hassun is reported to have killed himself rather than be captured. The city remained under Almohad and then Nasrid rule until 1487.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Almoravid Empire 1040 CE – 1147 CEThird Taifa of Málaga

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

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