Society in al-Andalus

Society in al-Andalus

Muslims

non-Muslims

Arabs

Muslims

They were the dominant social group. They owned large states of land, or latifundia.

Berbers

Muslims

They were from North Africa and had converted to Islam. Livestock farmers, agricultural workers or soldiers.

Muladies

Muslims

Natives of the peninsula who had converted to Islam. Most of them worked in agriculture.

Mozarabs

Non-Muslims

Natives of the peninsula who maintained their Christian beliefs. They had to pay more taxes, lived in separate neighbourhoods and were craftspeople.

Jews

Non-Muslims

They had to pay more taxes, lived in separate neighbourhoods called jewish quarters and gathered in temples called synagogues.

Slaves

Non-Muslims

They worked as servants in the mines and in the hardest works. There were two groups: descendants of slaves or prisioners in the wars against the Christian Kingdoms.