The Taifa of Niebla (Arabic: طائفة لبلة) was an Arab[1] taifa kingdom that existed during three distinct time periods: from 1023 to 1053, from 1145 to 1150 and from 1234 to 1262.
Taifa of Niebla | |||||||||||
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| 1023–1262 | |||||||||||
 Taifa Kingdom of Niebla, c. 1037. | |||||||||||
| Capital | Niebla | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew | ||||||||||
| Religion | Islam, Christianity (Roman Catholicism), Judaism | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• Established | 1023 | ||||||||||
• To Seville/Almoravid dynasty | 1053–1091 / 1091–1145 | ||||||||||
• To the Almohad caliphate | 1150–1234 | ||||||||||
• Conquered by Castile | 1262 | ||||||||||
| Currency | Dirham and Dinar | ||||||||||
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From 1053 until 1091 it was under the forcible control of Taifa of Seville, by Abbad II al-Mu'tadid.[2] It was finally conquered by the Crown of Castile. In 1262 it was eventually absorbed by Castile.
List of Emirs
editYahsubid dynasty
edit- Abu'l-Abbas Ahmad: 1023/4–1041/2
- Muhammad al-Yahsubi Izz ad-Dawla: 1041/2–1051/2
- Abu Nars Fath: 1051/2–1053/4
Bitruyid dynasty
edit- Yusuf al-Bitruyi (in Tejada 1146–1150): 1145–11??, d. 1150
- al-Wahbi: 11??–1150
- To Morocco: 1150–1234
Mahfuzid dynasty
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kennedy, Hugh (2014). Muslim Spain and Portugal: A Political History of al-Andalus. Routledge. ISBN 9781317870401.
- ^ "Abbadid". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. I: A-Ak - Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, IL: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2010. pp. 8. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.
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