Taifa of Alpuente
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CapitalAlpuente, now in Valencia, Land of Valencia, Spain
Religion Islam, Christianity (Roman Catholicism), Judaism
GovernmentMonarchy
Taifa of Alpuente | |||||||||
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| 1009–1106 | |||||||||
 Taifa Kingdom of Alpuente, c. 1037. | |||||||||
| Capital | Alpuente, now in Valencia, Land of Valencia, Spain | ||||||||
| Common languages | Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam, Christianity (Roman Catholicism), Judaism | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Downfall of Caliphate of Córdoba | 1009 | ||||||||
• Conquered by the Almoravids | 1106 | ||||||||
| Currency | Dirham and Dinar | ||||||||
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The Taifa of Alpuente (Arabic: طائفة ألبونت) was a medieval taifa kingdom, of Berber origin,[1] that existed from around 1009 to 1106 created following the end of the Caliphate of Córdoba in the Iberian Peninsula in 1010. It was centered at the city of Alpuente. It was ruled by a Berber family of the Banu Qasim tribe.[2][3]
