Taifa of Badajoz
Taifa of Badajoz | |||||||||||
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| 1009–1150 | |||||||||||
Taifa Kingdom of Badajoz, c. 1037. | |||||||||||
| Capital | Batalyaws, currently in the Province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Andalusi Arabic, Mozarabic | ||||||||||
| Religion | Islam, Chalcedonian Christianity (pre-schism), Roman Catholicism (post-schism), Judaism | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• Downfall of Caliphate of Córdoba | 1009 | ||||||||||
• To the Almoravids | 1094–1144 | ||||||||||
• Conquered by the Almohads | 1150 | ||||||||||
| Currency | Dirham and Dinar | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Portugal Spain | ||||||||||
The Taifa of Badajoz (from Arabic: طائفة بطليوس) was a medieval Islamic Moorish kingdom located in what is now parts of Portugal and Spain. It was centred on the city of Badajoz which exists today as the first city of Extremadura, in Spain.