Kingdom of Deheubarth Teyrnas Deheubarth (Welsh) | |||||||||||
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920–1197 | |||||||||||
Anthem: Unbennaeth Prydain "The Monarchy of Britain"[1][2][3] | |||||||||||
Capital | Dinefwr | ||||||||||
Common languages | Old Welsh | ||||||||||
Government | monarchy | ||||||||||
• 920–950 | Hywel Dda | ||||||||||
• 1081 | Rhys ap Tewdwr | ||||||||||
• 1155–1197 | Rhys ap Gruffydd | ||||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• Established | 920 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1197 | ||||||||||
Currency | ceiniog cyfreith & ceiniog cwta | ||||||||||
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Today part of |
Deheubarth (Welsh pronunciation: [dɛˈhəɨbarθ]; lit. 'Right-hand Part', thus 'the South')[4] was a regional name for the realms of south Wales, particularly as opposed to Gwynedd (Latin: Venedotia). It is now used as a shorthand for the various realms united under the House of Dinefwr, but that Deheubarth itself was not considered a proper kingdom on the model of Gwynedd, Powys, or Dyfed[5] is shown by its rendering in Latin as dextralis pars or as Britonnes dexterales ("the Southern Britons") and not as a named land.[6] In the oldest British writers, Deheubarth was used for all of modern Wales to distinguish it from Hen Ogledd (Y Gogledd), the northern lands whence Cunedda originated.[7]