Taifa of Lisbon

Taifa of Lisbon
طوائف اللشبونة
1022–1034
Capital		Lishbuna
Languages		Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew
Religion		Islam, Roman Catholicism, Judaism
Government		Monarchy
Historical era		Middle Ages
•	Downfall of Caliphate of Córdoba	1022
•	Conquered by the Taifa of Badajoz	1034
Currency		Dirham and Dinar
Preceded by Succeeded by Caliphate_of_Córdoba Taifa of Badajoz
Today part of		Portugal

The Taifa of Lisbon (from Arabic: طوائف اللشبونة Ta'waif al-Lishbunah was a medieval Islamic taifa kingdom of Al-Garb Al-Andalus which located in Al-Tagr Al-Adna region of Andalus, the north-western section of the Moorish Al-Andalus empire.

The taifa encompassed the Lisbon region, of present-day Portugal, from 1022 to 1094.

List of Emirs of the Taifa of Lisbon

Banu Sabur dynasty

• Abd al-Aziz ibn Sabur — 1022−1030?
• Abd al-Malik ibn Sabur — 1030?−1034?

History

Taifa of Lisbon lasted until 1034, when the Aftasids conquered Lishbuna. It remained in Aftasid control until 1093, when the Kingdom of León briefly seized Lishbuna. The Almoravids took control of the city from 1094 to 1141. The instability of the Almoravid kingdom led to the Second Taifa Period. The Wazirids were independent from the Almoravids and controlled the city until 1147 when the Kingdom of Portugal besieged the city from July to October, which marked the end of Muslim control in Central Portugal.

• To Aftasids: 1034-1093
• Seized briefly by Kingdom of León: 1093
• To Almoravids: 1094−1141
• To Wazirids: 1141-1147
• To Kingdom of Portugal after successful siege in 1147

See also

• Taifas in Portugal
• Al-Garb Al-Andalus
• List of Sunni Muslim dynasties

Sources

• Raex.com: Al-Ushbuna—Taifa of Lisbon

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