Hammudids - 1016-1057
At the beginning of the eleventh century, Moorish Spain became a prey to factions and adventurers, and a number of petty dynasties arose, who are known in Spanish history as the Reyes de Taifas or Party Kings. Most of these were absorbed by the most distinguished of their number, the cultured house of the 'Abbadids of Seville, who were the leaders of the Spanish Moors against the encroachments of the Christians, until they were forced to summon the Almoravides to their aid, and discovered that they had invited a master instead of an ally. The first caliphate to disappear was that of Spain, which broke up (c. 1031) into small dynasties, some claiming the prerogative of the caliphates. One of these Reyes de Taifas, the Hammudids, took the title of Caliph or 'Prince of the Faithful.' A dozen reigned in Malaga, starting with 'Al i-Nasir in 1016, and ending with Mohammad n-Musta'li who reigned 1054-1057. Malaga (Malaka) was ruled by the Berberised Banu Hammudi princes - descendents of the Prophet. Their realim initially included Malaga, Tanger, Ceuta and Ronda, and Algeciras. Algeciras became independent sometime in the reign of Mohamed I (1046-1053). Mohamed II (r. 1055 to 1057) was the Brother of Mohamed I and 4th son of Idris I, afte whose reign the realm was annexed by Granada.
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