Editing March (territory) (section)

==Iberia==
In addition to the Carolingian ''Marca Hispanica'', Iberia was home to several marches set up by the native states. The future kingdoms of [[Kingdom of Portugal|Portugal]] and [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] were founded as marcher counties intended to protect the [[Kingdom of León]] from the [[Caliphate of Córdoba|Cordoban Emirate]], to the south and east respectively.

Likewise, Córdoba set up its own marches as a buffer to the Christian states to the north. The [[Upper March]] (''al-Tagr al-A'la''), centered on [[Zaragoza]], faced the eastern ''Marca Hispanica'' and the western [[Pyrenees]], and included the Distant or Farthest March (''al-Tagr al-Aqsa''). The [[Central March|Middle March]] (''al-Tagr al-Awsat''), centred on [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]] and later [[Medinaceli]], faced the western Pyrenees and Asturias. The [[Lower March]] (''al-Tagr al-Adna''), centred on [[Mérida, Spain|Mérida]] and later [[Badajoz]], facing León and Portugal. These too would give rise to Kingdoms, the [[Taifa]]s of [[Taifa of Zaragoza|Zaragoza]], [[Taifa of Toledo|Toledo]], and [[Taifa of Badajoz|Badajoz]].