Taifa of Menorca
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Taifa of Menorca | |||||||||
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| 1228–1287 | |||||||||
| Capital | Menorca | ||||||||
| Common languages | Andalusi Arabic, Hebrew | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam, Roman Catholicism, Judaism | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | 1228 | ||||||||
| 1231 | |||||||||
• Conquered by the Crown of Aragon | 1287 | ||||||||
| Currency | Dirham and Dinar | ||||||||
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The Taifa of Menorca (Arabic: طائفة منورقة) was a medieval Islamic taifa kingdom vassal to the Crown of Aragon, which existed from 1228 until 1287, when the latter conquered it. It was ruled by the Arabs of the Banu Khazraj tribe.
List of Emirs
[edit]Hakamid dynasty
[edit]- Abu Sa'id Utman: c. 1228/9?–1281
- Abu 'Umar: 1281–1287
See also
[edit]39°58′00″N 4°02′00″E / 39.9667°N 4.0333°E
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