What was the name of the Moorish kingdom that Badajoz became?
Taifa of Seville
Taifa of Granada
Taifa of Badajoz
Taifa of Zaragoza
Answer
After being conquered by the Moors in the 8th century, Badajoz became a Moorish kingdom known as the Taifa of Badajoz. Taifas were independent Muslim-ruled principalities in Spain during the Middle Ages, after the fall of the Umayyad Caliphate.
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