(slides 20, 21) Following the break up of the Caliphate in 1031 A. D., a number of smaller states developed in Andalusia. These are sometimes called the taifa kingdoms. Some of the leaders of the taifa kingdoms emulated the powerful leaders of Andalusia's recent past. One of the ways that these leaders could show their power and wealth was to support art and architecture. In slides 20 and 21, we see a palace built in Malaga by a taifa ruler. It is clear that the architecture of the palace was fashioned after the structures from the powerful Cordoban Caliphate that we have already seen in earlier slides. The salon seen in slide 20 resembles a similar room at the Madinat al-Zahra palace. The design of the pavilion (or mirador) is influenced by the arch forms of the Great Mosque of Cordoba. Back to slides