[bawayTeen]

The official version on history books here is mostly north african berbers with an arab rulling elite, possibly syrian. But i've also heard of slavic and black troops/slaves.

There were four Taifas ruled by Slavs (Saqalibas in arab): Tortosa, Valencia, Denia and Almeria.

Also some black troops during the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, the Black Guard, composed of Senegalese slaves chained together, who defended the Almohad sultan. And in the records of Moriscos expelled name a few black slaves who worked in agriculture.