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The Last Ta'ifa: The Banu HUD and the Struggle for Political Legitimacy in Al-Andalus

The Last Ta'ifa: The Banu HUD and the Struggle for Political Legitimacy in Al-Andalus

Minnema, Anthony H.

Hardcover

Series: Medieval Societies, Religions, and Cultures

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryIslamGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 1501774891
ISBN13: 9781501774898
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: May 15 2024
Pages: 216
Weight: 1.08
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

In The Last Ta'ifa, Anthony H. Minnema shows how the Banu Hud, an Arab dynasty from Zaragoza, created and recreated their vision of an autonomous city-state (ta'ifa) in ways that reveal changes to legitimating strategies in al-Andalus and across the Mediterranean. In 1110, the Banu Hud lost control of their emirate in the north of Iberia and entered exile, ending their century-long rule. But far from accepting their fate, the dynasty adapted by serving Christian kings, nurturing rebellions, and carving out a new state in Murcia to recover, maintain, and grow their power. By tracing the Banu Hud across chronicles, charters, and coinage, Minnema shows how dynastic leaders borrowed their rivals' claims and symbols and engaged in similar types of military campaigns and complex alliances in an effort to cultivate authority.

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