Taifa of Arjona

The Taifa of Arjona was a medieval Islamic taifa kingdom of Al-Andalus that ruled from 1232 to 1244. It followed Almohad dynasty control of the area, and was superseded by the Christian Kingdom of Castile rule.

Its capital was in Arjona, which is in the present day Province of Jaén, in Andalusia, southern Spain.

List of Emirs

Nasrid dynasty

Mohammed I ibn Nasr (in Granada 1237–1273): 1232–1244 (d. 1273)

References

http://web.raex.com/~obsidian/taifa.html

Taifa Kingdoms in the Iberian Peninsula

11th Century	Albarracín Algeciras Almería (I / II) Alpuente Arcos Badajoz Carmona Ceuta (I) Córdoba Dénia Granada Jerica Lisbon Lorca Málaga (I / II) Mallorca Melilla Mértola Molina Morón Murcia (I / II) Murviedro and Sagunto Niebla Ronda Saltés and Huelva Santa Maria do Algarve Segorbe Seville Silves Toledo (I / II) Tortosa (I / II) Valencia (I / II) Zaragoza

12th Century	Almería (III) Arcos (II) Badajoz (II) Beja and Évora Carmona (II) Constantina and Hornachuelos Granada (II) Guadix and Baza Jaén (I / II) Jerez Málaga (III) Mértola (II / III) Murcia (III / IV) Niebla (II) Purchena Santarém Segura Silves (II) Tavira Tejada Valencia (III)

13th Century	Arjona Baeza Ceuta (II / III) Dénia (II) Lorca (II) Málaga (IV) Menorca Murcia (V) Niebla (III) Orihuela Valencia (IV)

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