Reflexiones acerca del cadiazgo de Lérida en las épocas de taifas y almorávide

Abstract

I have recently carried out several studies on the organisation of the Almoravid judicial administration in the Upper March. Considering its importance, I started with the qāḍīship of the capital, Zaragoza, then Calatayud and, finally, Huesca. In the analysis of the qāḍīship of these cities, I showed the singular situation that was generated in this region, not only because it was a border area, but also because several of the localities of the Upper March, such as Huesca and Zaragoza, among others, soon cease to be under Muslim rule, which had consequent repercussions on the whole area. In order to get an overview of the functioning of the qāḍīship in the whole Upper March, I have studied the qāḍīship of Lérida. To do so, I have taken into consideration two main aspects: On the one hand, I have studied the influence of political-military events on the development of the qāḍīship. On the other hand, I have analyzed the qāḍīship of Lérida, with the aim of shedding light to the mechanisms and singularities of its evolution during the Taifa and Almoravid periods.