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Third Taifa of Murcia
Origins
In 1228 Muhammad ibn Yusuf ibn Hud, claiming descent from the Hudids of Zaragoza, rose against the Almohads in the Ricote valley. He recognised the Abbasid caliph, took the title al-Mutawakkil, and within months most of al-Andalus, including Seville, Córdoba and Granada, accepted his rule.
Rule and society
Ibn Hud's popularity rested on rejecting Almohad doctrine and promising relief from taxes, but his armies lost to León at Alange in 1230 and Córdoba fell to Castile in 1236. He was murdered in Almería in 1238, and his realm shrank to Murcia. By the Treaty of Alcaraz of 1243 Murcia became a protectorate of the Crown of Castile.
Decline and legacy
The Mudéjar revolt of 1264 drew a Castilian and Aragonese response: James I of Aragon took Murcia in 1266 for Castile, and the territory became the Kingdom of Murcia.
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- Third Taifa of Murcia was a protectorate of Crown of Castile1243 CE – 1266 CE
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