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The most important taifas were Sevilla, Toledo, Badajoz and Zaragoza.
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The political situation from 1031 to 1085
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Division of the lands of Sancho III el Mayor after his death in 1035.
Aragón: This was inherited as a kingdom by Ramiro I, a son of Sancho III el Mayor. This monarch added the counties of Sobrarbe and Ribagorza to the Kingdom of Aragón.Navarra
it was difficult to expand towards the south. It was ruled by the kings of Aragón between 1076 and 1134.
Castilla: The Kingdom of Castilla was formed when Sancho III bequeathed this county to one of his sons, Fernando I.