Qualla: Taifa of Dénia https://qualla.com/taifa-of-denia en-us © 2026 Bendyline Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:38:46 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Taifa of Dénia https://qualla.com/taifa-of-denia Taifa of Dénia: Introduction https://qualla.com/taifa-of-denia/ In 1010 the great Caliphate of Cordoba was tearing itself apart, and out of the wreckage a man who had begun his life in bondage claimed a coast for himself. From the port of Denia, Mujahid al-Amiri built one of the most unusual states medieval Spain produced: a small kingdom that faced away from the land it stood on and stared, instead, out to sea.

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]]> Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/e/y/z/u/taifa-of-denia-wp/eyzu-taifa-of-d-nia-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Taifa of Dénia: From Slave to Sovereign https://qualla.com/taifa-of-denia/ Mujahid was one of the Saqaliba, enslaved men, many of Slavic origin, taken into the service of al-Andalus and often trained for its palaces and armies. He was educated in the court of the powerful ruler Al-Mansur, rose to become a high functionary of the caliphate, and won his f...

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]]> Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/e/y/z/u/taifa-of-denia-wp/eyzu-taifa-of-d-nia-from-slave-to-sovereign.mp3 0:06 2 full Taifa of Dénia: A Kingdom That Faced the Sea https://qualla.com/taifa-of-denia/ Denia was a state built around ships. As early as 1011 it became the first taifa to strike its own coins, a declaration of independence in silver. Its navy was formidable. In 1015 that fleet seized the Balearic Islands and pushed on to Sardinia, planting a camp on the island as a...

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]]> Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/e/y/z/u/taifa-of-denia-wp/eyzu-taifa-of-d-nia-a-court-of-many-faiths.mp3 0:06 4 full Taifa of Dénia: The Mainland and the End https://qualla.com/taifa-of-denia/ Mujahid did not ignore the land at his back. Over the 1020s and 1030s he pushed south and inland, taking Murcia, Lorca, Orihuela, and Elche, and extending his reach to the Segura River, before a mediated peace with Valencia in 1041 steadied the frontier. When he died in 1045 he w...

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