Taifa of Mértola

The Taifa of Mértola was a medieval taifa kingdom that existed in what is now southeastern Portugal for three distinct periods: from 1033 to 1044, from 1144 to 1145 and from 1146 to 1151. From 1044 until 1091 it was under the forcible control of Seville, by Abbad II al-Mu'tadid.^[1] Its short-lived history ended in 1151, when it was finally conquered by the Almohads.

Statue of Ibn Qasi (Lord of Mértola) next to Mértola's Castle.

List of Emirs

Tayfurid dynasty

Ibn Tayfur: 1033?–1044
- To Seville: 1044–1091
- To Almoravids: 1091–1144

Qasid dynasty

Abu-l-Qasim Ahmad ibn al-Husayn ibn Qasi: 1144–1145, d. 1151
- To Badajoz: 1145–1146
Abu-l-Qasim Ahmad ibn al-Husayn ibn Qasi (restored): 1146–1151
- To Almohads: 1151–1250

References

↑ "Abbadid". Encyclopedia Britannica. I: A-Ak - Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, IL: Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. 2010. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.

Sources

http://web.raex.com/~obsidian/taifa.html

Taifa Kingdoms

11th Century	Albarracín Algeciras Almería (I / II) Alpuente Arcos Badajoz Carmona Ceuta (I) Córdoba Dénia Granada Jerica Lisbon Lorca Málaga (I / II) Mallorca Melilla Mértola Molina Morón Murcia (I / II) Murviedro and Sagunto Niebla Ronda Saltés and Huelva Santa Maria do Algarve Segorbe Seville Silves Toledo (I / II) Tortosa (I / II) Valencia (I / II) Zaragoza

12th Century	Almería (III) Arcos (II) Badajoz (II) Beja and Évora Carmona (II) Constantina and Hornachuelos Granada (II) Guadix and Baza Jaén (I / II) Jerez Málaga (III) Mértola (II / III) Murcia (III / IV) Niebla (II) Purchena Santarém Segura Silves (II) Tavira Tejada Valencia (III)

13th Century	Arjona Baeza Dénia (II) Lorca (II) Málaga (IV) Menorca Murcia (V) Niebla (III) Orihuela Valencia (IV)

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