Taifa of Constantina and Hornachuelos | |||||||
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| 1143–1150 | |||||||
| Capital | Constantina | ||||||
| Common languages | Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew | ||||||
| Religion | Islam, Roman Catholicism, Judaism | ||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||
• Established | 1143 | ||||||
• Conquered by the Almohads | 1150 | ||||||
| Currency | Dirham and Dinar | ||||||
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The Taifa of Constantina and Hornachuelos was a medieval taifa kingdom that existed, in what is now southern Spain, from around 1143 to 1150 when it was conquered by the Almohads.
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