Anthony H. Minnema
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
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The Banu Hud, an Arab dynasty from Zaragoza, adapted and recreated their vision of an autonomous city-state in ways that reveal changes to legitimating strategies in al-Andalus and across the Mediterranean. By tracing the dynasty across chronicles, charters, and coinage, Anthony H. Minnema shows how dynastic leaders borrowed their rivals' claims and symbols and engaged in similar types of military campaigns and complex alliances to cultivate authority. The Last Ta ifa connects the pursuit of legitimacy in al-Andalus to the politics of other emerging kingdoms and emirates, highlighting the constructed nature of legitimacy in the region.
Format: Hardback
Length: 216 pages
Publication date: 29 April 2024
Publisher: Cornell University Press
The Last Taifa: The Banu Hud and the Pursuit of Legitimacy in Al-Andalus
Anthony H. Minnema's book, "The Last Taifa: The Banu Hud and the Pursuit of Legitimacy in Al-Andalus," explores how the Banu Hud, an Arab dynasty from Zaragoza, created and recreated their vision of an autonomous city-state (taifa) 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. Drawing on Arabic, Latin, and vernacular sources, "The Last Taifa" uses the history of the Banu Hud to connect the pursuit of legitimacy in al-Andalus to the politics of other emerging kingdoms and emirates. The actions of Hudid leaders, Minnema shows, echoed across the region as other kings, rebels, and adventurers employed parallel methods to gain power and resist the forces of centralization, highlighting the constructed nature of legitimacy in al-Andalus and the Mediterranean.
Weight: 907g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781501774898
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