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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 | ||||||||
• 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, which existed from 1228 until 1287, when the Crown of Aragon conquered it. It was ruled by the Arabs of the Banu Khazraj tribe.
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