The Last Ta'ifa: The Banu HUD and the Struggle for Political Legitimacy in Al-Andalus - Hardcoverby Anthony H. Minnema (Author) In The Last Ta'ifa, Anthony H. Minnema shows how the Banu Hud, an Arab dynasty from Zaragoza, created and recreated their vision of an autonomous city state (ta'ifa) in ways that reveal changes to legitimating strategies in al Andalus and across the Mediterranean. In 1110, the Banu Hud lost control of their emirate in the north of Iberia and entered exile, ending their century long rule. But far from accepting their